red dogwood, alternate leaf dogwood and witch hazel), service berry trees (“I compete with the birds for their berries in the summer”); a redbud tree (“its heart-shaped leaves and small ...

is a sturdier alternative to the flowering dogwood and also provides year-round interest. (Perry Mathewes) Its leaves emerge in April, before the floral bracts, which open in May. The white bracts ...

When you plant pretty trees with pink and white flowers in your backyard, the spring air fills with their sweet scent and ...

“Transferring flowering branches in pots adds verticality and elegance to your staging as well,” Cho says. She recommends ...

Callery pears green up earlier and hold their leaves longer than native trees ... Pawpaw trees (Asimina triloba) are another native fruiting alternative. White mulberry (Morus alba) trees were ...

This leaves out a lot of birds, mammals ... ornamental tree but also want to support wildlife and pollinators in your garden, opt for a native alternative. For example, eastern redbud (Cercis ...

or periods of nut production that alternate every other year. Bearing can be improved somewhat by thinning the nuts in heavy-producing years, increasing nitrogen fertilization, irrigation, and ...

Dogwood trees are well-behaved species but still need some tidying. Learn how to prune dogwood trees, when and why with this ...

In the 1930s, area naturalists were suggesting that Quincy residents plant a dogwood tree, either pink or white. Mrs. Ward ...

A living fence is more than just a line of greenery—it’s a sustainable, living boundary that evolves with your landscape.

The collision reportedly occurred at approximately 3:50 a.m. on US 17 alternate near Hootie Court, about 6 miles north of Moncks Corner. A report from highway patrol states that the sole unit ...