Both Star Roses and Plants and Terra Nova Nurseries debuted several new plant varieties at Cultivate'25 in Columbus, OH.

The beautiful Serviceberry tree is a diminutive yet hardy specimen from the eastern US, loved for its flowers and foliage. It's these qualities that earn it its reputation as a tough urban tree.

Almost everyone wants color in the landscape, and flowerbeds play an important role in that. But it takes a lot of work to ...

HARVEST HERBS: Remember to harvest herbs such as mints, basil, rosemary, lemon balm and Mexican tarragon regularly to keep ...

Certain trees, like figs, crape myrtles, calamondins, ginkgos, and Japanese maples, can thrive when planted in pots rather ...

Q: I am battling Asian bark scale on a crape myrtle and have been using horticultural oil spray that is labeled for scale insects. After six consecutive daily sprayings, I’m not seeing visible ...

Probably the most common question about crape myrtles is related to pruning. I have received multiple calls this year asking about how much to prune a crape myrtle. Unfortunately, many times when I ...

DEAR NEIL: Maybe it was the last two cold winters. The top half of my crape myrtle is dead. The bottom half is green and has new growth.

Dear Neil: Is there an effective treatment for crape myrtle bark scale? It’s not as bad as it was a few years ago, but I’d like to eliminate it.

Whether it’s the entryway for the front of your house or a pool, fountain or prime garden bed in the backyard, keep a good line of sight to that special place. Don’t do anything to distract or block ...

Dear Neil: We have two large crape myrtles next to our community pool. They were damaged by the February 2021 cold spell. They’re alive, but they only have random clumps of leaves on some ...