That urge to grab your pruners the moment temperatures rise is one of the most natural impulses in gardening, and one of the most destructive. Every March, well-meaning gardeners pick up their loppers ...

Here in the South, there is one tree deserving of all the springtime adulation it gets—the flowering dogwood (Cornus florida). Maybe it's because they're native and grow wild in our woods. But more ...

Flowering trees can undoubtedly put on dazzling summer performances, providing vivid color and attracting butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds into the garden. For an ultimate performance, gardeners ...

Nothing beats a cherry blossom in the spring. The hard part is choosing which one. Will it be a deep dark crimson, a blush, a powder pink or a milky white? Or will you go for a very unusual sultry ...

Several species of native flowering trees are currently in bloom, adding beauty to the spring landscape. These trees, including Pinxter Azaleas, Japanese magnolias, and Carolina Silverbells, offer a ...

Timing is key to ensuring your trees are thriving in the springtime. Trees give us so much (not including the piles of autumn leaves) that I can't imagine a world without them. I've surrounded my home ...

Daffodils are one of the first flowers to open up in the spring, and they are certainly one of the best. Not only are the cheerful, trumpet-shaped flowers reliable, but they are also hardy! Whether ...

Winter is a long season here, and I miss the colors of the gardening season. Pruning is a favorite gardening task of mine and I always try to bring some stems into the house to get a preview of some ...

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My, what warm weather we have been having lately. Although humans can tolerate the large swings in temperature from week to week, the performance of our landscape plants can suffer from such ...