Summer has faded and gone. Autumn’s bright foliage does compensate, somewhat, for the dearth of flowers, but a few of my trees and shrubs (and several perennials) bloom in October, and I treasure them ...

Trees with vibrant spring blossoms are often at the top of gardeners’ and landscapers’ planting lists. Their popularity is likely due to the attention the flowers attract this time of year, the ...

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, ...

A yellow tabebuia in Central Florida. Springtime in South Florida means the bloom of those little yellow flowers on trees across the region. Those are tabebuia trees (pronounced tah-beh-BOO-ya). We ...

Tom Oder is a writer, editor, and communication expert who specializes in sustainability and the environment with a sweet spot for urban agriculture. The bright yellow flowers of the evening primrose ...

When Kathleen Salisbury worked in a garden center, lots of customers asked for plants with four-season interest. Most of them equated that with evergreens. Salisbury, now director of Temple University ...

As cities get bigger, gardens get smaller and large trees no longer make the cut. No worries. The plant world teems with appropriately sized trees. The best place to start a search is in your own ...