Why are lilacs, ornamental crabs, and some apple trees blooming now? Plants flower when they’re happy, but also when they’re not happy. Stress, either from disease or weather, can cause plants’ ...

Either way, the appropriate time to thin and shape your lilac is in summer ... the plant alone in fall. Flowering Pear, Cherry, and Crabapple: These non-fruiting trees create magical snowscapes ...

The unusual fall blooming of local lilacs is drawing crowds to see and smell the typically spring-blooming flowers.

This month is a great time to get planting perennials and last week I suggested some good varieties for sunny spots that are ...

One of the standout trees for autumn color is the sweetgum ( Liquidambar styraciflua ). Its easily recognizable star-like leaves transition from a glossy summer green to bright red, purple, burgundy, ...

This weekend's yard jobs include "cleaning up" some of the landscape, building a compost pile, and saying goodbye to the sale ...

The charms of a pastoral fancy have long been indisputable – whether it's Wedgwood china festooned with sugar-pink roses, or ...

Experts share when to plant spring bulbs as well as autumn planting tips for a stunning floral show come springtime.

Though it’s a survival mechanism for future lilac plants, a second bloom will not harm them, experts said. By Greg Stanley ...

A: The mushrooms are feeding on decaying wood. Take them off because they have grown right around the trunk of the tree, and will rot the bark, eventually causing the top of the tree to die. Spray ...

A group of Operation PRIDE workers, State Farm representatives and Warren County Stormwater volunteers handed out around 150 free flowering trees, including Cherokee Brave Dogwoods, White ...

When we think of fall color, the first thing that comes to mind is leaves. Trees alight with brilliant scarlet, orange, ...