Before you head out to the nursery to purchase a tree for your landscape, there are some important things to consider.

Purdue Landscape Report: Spring is finally here! Everywhere you look, one can find some spring color around. Some of the first plants to peek out of the ground are spring-flowering bulbs like crocus, ...

Small flowering trees bloom in March and transform gardens with beautiful blooms — like deciduous magnolia. Japanese Cherry ...

I had just returned home after viewing a photography exhibition. One of the photos that caught my attention, by Jim Alinder, was called "Sod Roof Wildflowers." I really liked the quality of light it ...

Whether you're growing shrubs for privacy, to add height to a garden space, to cover or hide an unsightly structure, or simply for the heck of it, a flowering shrub can be an easy way to get the best ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Growing an ethereal garden you want to look at every day requires one crucial component: variety. While a ...

When designing a landscape, many homeowners seek flowering trees that act as beautiful accents and give the space a visual lift. Unfortunately, not all popular tree offerings are up to the task and ...

Like fluffy clouds at dawn, spring-flowering trees delight us with blossoms in billowing masses of sunrise colors. February and March are excellent months to add these and other types of trees to your ...

Flowering bulbs offer a multitude of opportunities to enhance your landscape aesthetics. With ranges of color, bloom type, and size, as well as their long sequence of bloom, bulbs are unequaled in any ...

Flowering trees add beauty and seasonal interest to any landscape. Many have colorful or interesting fruits that may be edible or attractive to birds. In the landscape, flowering trees are secondary ...

Q: We live on Hutchinson Island on the river side across from the ocean. The problem is, the wind and the salt air do not treat most flowers and garden plants very nicely. I hope you could give me a ...