Most of our autumn gardening time is spent cleaning up and putting plants to bed for the winter, but it can also be a time to be proactive about improving our gardens for next spring. The greatest ...

Get the jump on the growing season this year with these pretty early spring flowers that just can’t wait for warm weather.

Those bright, fuchsia-colored flowering trees that give sparkle to drab early spring landscapes are redbuds. Redbuds flower when few other trees are flowering and the color they give a landscape is ...

Native red buckeye tree is easy to grow in a shady spot for its striking flowers that bloom in spring. Red buckeye is a small North American native tree found from Illinois to North Carolina, south to ...

If you're tired of fussing over your hydrangeas, there are other options that bloom just as beautifully. Many gardeners love the summer clusters that hydrangeas provide, but they can be demanding — ...