Around the world, maple trees are a popular choice for shade and color. All maples are Acer species, belonging to a group of deciduous trees that is actually fairly diverse, ranging from the tall ...

Every year, winter will strip the city bare, turning lively blocks into gray corridors and tiny gardens into forgotten ...

Dwarf trees are ideal for adding structure and interest to small spaces. While gardening in compact yards might at first seem ...

Trees are a special part of our natural world, and bring color, joy, and sometimes fruit into our lives. Whether you want to grow your own fruit (hello, lemon trees) or create texture and shape in ...

Every neighborhood needs some trees, and every front yard, garden or landscape benefits a tree or two. Trees take in carbon dioxide and provide us with oxygen, cleaning and freshening the air around ...

We spend a lot of time puzzling over our shade tree selections. Too often we settle on a green giant that ends up towering over our entire landscape, casting shade wherever it grows. In many cases ...

The dinosaurs and I grew up when home lots were much larger. We thought nothing of planting live oaks and letting them spread as far as they wanted. Their 75-foot wingspans were no problem at all. But ...

In Louisiana, January tends to be a cool (this year frigid), wet (including snow last week) month, providing ideal conditions for planting trees. By April, things are already warming up here, and it’s ...

Last fall, I invited a stranger into my yard. Manzanita, with its peeling red bark and delicate pitcher-shaped blossoms, thrives on the dry, rocky ridges of Northern California. The small, evergreen ...