Before you head out to the nursery to purchase a tree for your landscape, there are some important things to consider.

Spring is coming and plants will begin to show off in our landscape. There are several common trees, shrubs and other perennials that will race to be the first to emerge. A well-designed landscape ...

Few spring flowering trees bloom as prolifically as the crabapple, with branches enveloped in a cloud of soft pink or white ...

While flowering shrubs and perennials certainly have their place in your garden, spring-blooming trees are equally valuable. Many pollinators depend on these early blooms for nectar, while birds stake ...

If you're looking to plant something big in your front yard (or elsewhere) to really draw the eye and make a bold statement, a flowering tree is a natural choice—and what color is bolder than pink? As ...

Japanese Magnolia blossoms in a garden. (Photo by G. Andrew Boyd, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune) (G. Andrew Boyd) Plant gladiolus corms through the end of March. Plant groups of corms every two weeks ...

Q: Several years ago at the university orchard on Horse Drive, you gave us a list of five different peach trees to plant, each ripening at different times. We’ve enjoyed peaches from May through ...

If you've caught sight of those stunning, petite, white-flowered trees this spring, you're witnessing one of the most dazzling spectacles of the season: the fringe trees. Every spring, I receive a ...

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 ...

Late winter can be a good time to force branches from spring-flowering trees and shrubs to bloom indoors. Once buds open, move the branches to a brighter room, out of direct sunlight. The arrival of ...

When Martha bought her Bedford farm back in 2000, it was just empty fields with a few trees. Today, it's blooming with a variety of flowers, including magnolias and "lots and lots of daffodils," she ...

When a gardener is anxious to get started in the spring garden, a task commonly undertaken is pruning. Most trees and shrubs benefit from annual pruning because pruning has a major influence on a ...