We're all familiar with apples and pears, but there are many other fruit trees that produce edible fruit. Perhaps not as ...

Take your small home to new heights with these dwarf plants for front yard landscaping in small yards and single story homes.

We continue our April focus on trees with some excellent flowering options and the right places to plant them.

People are ready to put down roots. So here’s a look at eight trees that are — for better or worse — popularly planted in ...

I have noticed an explosion of flowers this spring like nothing I have seen in many years, and I believe that one of the ...

There couldn’t be a better name for this tree than “serviceberry,” providing joy, beauty, abundance and more for humans and ...

Dogwood trees are a common and beloved sight in local gardens. While as many as 60 species of trees and shrubs are in the genus Cornus, the most common locally are our native flowering dogwood (Cornus ...

When I was a little girl in the 1930s and 1940s, it was the custom to always plant a tree on Arbor Day. Our family always did, and whether a fruit-bearing, ornamental or transplanted evergreen from ...

Santi recommends the following planting distances for trees and other types of vegetation: Small shrubs (under 3 feet tall): 3 to 4 feet from the foundation Medium shrubs (3 to 5 feet tall): 4 to 6 ...

Costa Rica’s highways are packed with animal lovers searching for a glimpse of a sloth or red-eyed tree frog. Too many of the ...