Homeowners are being urged to keep an eye on their gardens this summer as experts warn of an expected surge in damage caused by a fast-spreading invasive pest – the box tree moth caterpillar.

Purple flowering trees are among the most breathtaking sights in nature, turning gardens, parks, and entire landscapes into ...

Vessels in a tree’s xylem transport water from the roots to the rest of the plant. Hardwood tree species tend to have large ...

Spring is a wonderful time of year. But spring isn't the only time plants are actively putting on a show. Spend a few minutes ...

You don't have to miss out on the stunning beauty of maple trees just because you have a compact yard. Consider these maple species for your small garden.

To be fair, landscape fabric has its place. Unfortunately, it’s widely misused in most home landscape applications, where it ...

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

These hair-like structures can travel great distances within the trees bark, and even between trees, and serve to collect nutrients for the fungus. This is heavily damaging, and will cause root rot ...

When you want a tree that looks similar but avoids the problems with brittle branches and the fruit possibly making people sick, consider a flowering cherry tree. This tree is strictly ornamental as ...

Winter is the perfect time for shrubs with colorful branches and trees with ornamental skin to shine.

The center of a tree or shrub stem (from roots to trunk, branches, and twigs) is woody, composed of xylem cells that conduct water from the roots to the upper parts of the tree. That woody section ...