Grafting is a horticultural technique used to vegetatively join the top of one plant to the base of another to the type of fruit we’re wanting but on a smaller tree. On grafted dwarf fruit trees, the ...

State officials are collecting public comments on a proposal that would make it illegal to buy or sell six invasive species, ...

For a bit of early color and fragrance inside your home or office, branches from many common flowering trees and shrubs can be forced to blossom indoors, even when the weather outside is cold and ...

One of the topics that I've often commented on over the years has been how the varieties of trees and plants that we have in our yards change over the years. For instance, 20 years ago I dealt with a ...

Many of these beautiful trees grow well during the rainy season. Although they can grow in pots, they need to be replanted outside after a year. The trees you plant in your home do not have to be ...

OK, before you start reading, go get a pen so you can write some names down. For too long, we’ve been frittering away our best season of flower trees bemoaning the loss of dogwoods to disease, waiting ...

What started as an attractive addition to suburban Indiana landscapes has turned into a threat to Hoosier forests. For years, ornamental pear trees, most commonly known as Bradford pears, have been a ...

As I gazed upon my bleak winter garden, I decided to look into which winter-flowering trees and shrubs I might plant for a four-season garden. The only bright spots I see are provided by two ...

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Have you seen any of the gorgeous, small growing trees that are blooming throughout the county right now? They are purple trumpet trees (Tabebuia impetiginosa) and they are covered in showy, lavender, ...

Q: My husband and I just moved to Summerlin, and I am seeing pink and white blooms on trees in this area. Do you know what kind of trees these are? A: Two very popular ornamental trees grown in our ...