"When this was first brought over in the early 1900s, the only thing we knew about it was that it smelled wonderful." Expert ...

Trees provide essential structure while adding their own unique beauty to the landscape. Discover gorgeous flowering trees ...

The gallery will be offering free admission and a variety of free activities for everyone on Tuesday, July 1, from 10 a.m. to ...

At Veterans Acres in Crystal Lake, I discovered what I think are two different species — the Ohio spiderwort and the Virginia spiderwort.

Gardening expert Alan Titchmarsh has revealed the five shrubs that every garden should have, as they provide form, colour and ...

Your sun gardens are dazzling, but do you struggle with finding ways to add pizzazz to your yard’s shadiest areas? It can be ...

Gardening author and podcast host Kathy Jentz praises the beauty of the blooms. "The flowers are borne on long branches in ...

A possible narrative for the past two weeks: swapping pollen for mosquitoes? The rain and damp conditions suggest checking everywhere for standing water, even small amounts. For a mosquito, a teacup ...

By Eddie Smith MSU Extension Service While in Grenada, Mississippi, speaking at the Garden Clubs of Mississippi’s 26th Annual Convention, I couldn’t help but notice the gorgeous white-blooming plants ...

He has a shrubby tatarian dogwood (Cornus alba), which sports clusters of white flowers on shiny red stems and twigs. Pink trumpet tree Handroanthus impetiginosus flowering before leaves appear ...

The flowering dogwood, Cornus florida, is a Virginia classic, but it can't handle full sun and it's susceptible to disease. ... The white bracts will sit atop the foliage and are quite showy.

The white dogwood petals seen each spring aren't actually flowers, but leaves called bracts. The green portion at the center of the bracts is the tree's actual flower.