The white petals of the dogwoods are falling from the trees and tiny leaves are appearing on the limbs and leaving the crowns ...

There couldn’t be a better name for this tree than “serviceberry,” providing joy, beauty, abundance and more for humans and ...

The North Hollywood weather station — which is closer to my residence than any of the other 273 such stations throughout ...

It’s not just wildflower meadows that are getting a second look – native trees and shrubs are finally being given the ...

We continue our April focus on trees with some excellent flowering options and the right places to plant them.

Jennifer is right, this belted kingfisher is a male. In the case of this species and a few others in North America (example, ...

There is an Eastern dogwood tree (Cornus florida ... has bracts that are rosy red. A week ago, I wrote about certain trees and shrubs requiring a specific dose of winter chill to bloom.

These fast-growing hedge plants will grow quickly to create a privacy hedge for your yard and garden. These plants also ...

Dogwood trees are a common and beloved sight in local gardens. While as many as 60 species of trees and shrubs are in the genus Cornus, the most common locally are our native flowering dogwood (Cornus ...

At the T-shirt table, Merrill greets me warmly, and we compare the T-shirt sizes, holding them up against one another. ‘Who ...

On a roadside, her neighbor’s property or in her own backyard, Stacy Wilson doesn’t just see grass, weeds, underbrush and ...

Clay drains less easily than other soils and can lie wet for long periods,' explains landscape designer and soil expert ...