Beautiful foliage, compact size Height: 15-25 feet Dogwood (Cornus florida) Spring flowers, fall color Height: 15-30 feet ...

The garden is quieter in the winter than in other seasons, but that doesn't mean it can be ignored. Plants that look dead may ...

The approach to winterizing Japanese maple trees will depend on whether they are grown in the ground or in a pot ...

My Russian sages ( Perovskia —which by the way are not from Russia or in the sage family) were still sporting silver leaves and about half of their tall, arching sprays of teensy lavender flower ...

Imagine a tree so captivating that it transforms your garden into a masterpiece of vibrant colors and delicate beauty.

Climbing, swimming and crawling, rare-plant hunters know no bounds when it comes to tracking down the botanical equivalent of the Holy Grail, says Peter Marren. The ghost orchid (Epipogium aphyllum) ...

The driveway up to the estate house Ridgebourne, lined with trees of the paper-bark maple Acer griseum, is unique among English gardens. The joy of the whole estate, however, is its amazing collection ...

When children are shown plants and taught how to identify them, they’re encouraged to see more than just flowers. They look at textures, leaf shape, patterns in the bark. All of these things are what ...

Finally, 'for a small tree with striking foliage, choose a tough, hardy Japanese Maple. One standout is the coral bark variety, Acer Palmatum ‘Sango Kaku’. With a compact size and slow growth, this ...