Large clusters of delicate, long-lasting blossoms fill yards with bursts of pink, red or purple all summer. For purple flowers, the Purple Magic Crape Myrtle Tree is a good option. It reaches a mature ...

The crisp nights and cool days of autumn provide the perfect conditions for planting trees. Discover which trees to plant in ...

Amur maackia has a vase shape with rounded crown. The compound leaves lend a fine-textured and airy appearance to the tree ...

Wild res have twice burned this tree but failed to kill it. The trees have another trick foresters love. With their high tolerance for shade and ... the young, fastest growing trees and have ...

Gingko. These slow-growing trees are terrific shade trees, and can sell for $5,000 to $6,000 each. Black Walnut. The wood of the Black Walnut is valuable for furniture makers, and can sell for as ...

Deciduous trees, which lose their leaves in fall, will shade a home or patio in summer, but allow some warming rays through in winter. While fast-growing shade trees will protect your home sooner ...

Q: The grass underneath my shade trees dies back every year no matter what I try. What’s the most shade tolerant turfgrass?

In conversation with Lydia Beaumont, planting expert at Gardeners' Yard, she explains that USDA zones are geographic areas ...

A box elder tree is fast-growing shade tree, climbing up to an inch in diameter each year for the first 20 years, and up to 60 feet high. These native North American trees live from 60 to nearly ...

Your flower and vegetable garden may need a lot of sunlight, but some plants prefer a little shade. Horticulture Agent Taylor Jones shows us how to Grow like a Pro ...

Brunswick recently received $15,600 through the Chesapeake Bay Trust's Urban Trees Grant Program to plant more trees in the ...