Hybrid fruit trees are often hardier. They can also produce delicious fruit in more abundance than their parents. That's a ...

Dogwood trees are a bit picky about water; they prefer consistently moist, but not saturated, soil that drains well. Newly ...

Welcome to our gardening adventure. Let’s grow it together! The plant being introduced this month will surprise and delight you, especially if you’re a plant enthusiast. In October, the plant’s ...

ST. LOUIS — A rare specimen indeed. The Missouri Botanical Garden became the center of the horticultural universe recently when one of the world's rarest trees produced an even rarer flower. The tiny, ...

Flowers and trees are starting to bloom across Ohio, but not all things in bloom are a good thing.

I just planted a young Louisiana sweet orange tree I was given last October. The tree is covered with small white buds, which I’m assuming will develop into flowers. Should I knock them off since the ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Some flowers are beginning to bloom and trees budding, thanks to the periods of warm weather in Central New York late winter to early spring. What specific flowers will be blooming in ...

Summer has faded and gone. Autumn’s bright foliage does compensate — somewhat— for the dearth of flowers. But a few of my trees and shrubs (and several perennials) bloom in October, and I treasure ...

September has its share of silly holidays, such as International Talk Like a Pirate Day and National Butterscotch Pudding Day. While I love pudding, arrr, I think it might be a better idea to ...