Winter is on its way, but gardening season is far from over. We’re still getting plenty of questions to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension ...

Elegant, showy, and resistant to pests and disease, Japanese snowbell tree (Styrax japonicus) is a little-known gem with potential in both urban and rural landscapes. This small, compact tree blooms ...

I am a gardener from Connecticut. I hope all is well with you and your family is healthy. Yesterday (April 6) a dear friend of mine and I were cleaning up some of his beds and I started to prune his ...

A: There are many things that could cause bark on a tree to split: mechanical damage, animal damage, a lightening strike, even a fluctuating weather pattern. The weather rapidly toggling between mild ...

There are two exceptionally good trees that bloom in June: the Chinese dogwood (Cornus kousa) with its masses of white bracts (pink if you have the cultivar ‘Satomi’), and the Japanese snowbell tree, ...

A cold-hardy banana tree with maroon striped leaves, a snowbell tree that reblooms, and several more ever-higher-performing hydrangeas are among the most interesting new trees and shrubs hitting the ...

Q. I was recently given a Japanese Snowbell tree as a gift. How should I care for it? What are some tips for newly planted trees? A. The Japanese Snowbell tree, Styrax japonicus, is known for its ...

Plantswoman FIONA EDMOND, who owns the award-winning Green Island Gardens in Ardleigh, shares her gardening tips. Today the topic is Styrax. Otherwise known as Snowbell tree, Styrax are beautiful ...

NORTH ANDOVER — Visitors to the North Andover common may notice a new addition to the curated collection of trees along the greenway. A ‘Pink Chimes’ Japanese snowbell tree was planted on the common ...