Using trees to provide privacy for a backyard is a beautiful and natural alternative to installing man-made screens or bulky garden structures. And, despite what you might think, you don't need acres ...

Though hard to see from a distance, the tulip tree’s unique early-summer flowers are sure to dress up your yard. The cup-shaped blooms on these beautiful flowering trees have greenish-yellow petals ...

While bold evergreens can add lovely blue-green shades to your yard, and many maples turn delightful colors in the fall, there's nothing quite like the burst of flowers from a flowering tree. If you ...

Imagine stepping into your backyard and plucking a fresh, sun-ripened orange or lemon directly from the branch. If you're in a warmer growing zone (or the tree can potentially be brought indoors for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The white flowers of Bradford pear trees that bloom every year are an early sign of spring. The trees make for a pretty sight ...

Oaks have always been a favorite tree of gardening enthusiasts and nongardeners alike. Whether oaks are found in undisturbed nature, at a city park or in your own neighborhood, it is hard not to ...

Q: What is the name of the tree that we saw on the side of I-75 driving down from Kentucky? It is a large flowering tree with upright clusters of lavender blooms that look a lot like wisteria. It is a ...

Bradford pears are blooming all over parts of America: pretty, but a problem! NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with master gardener Jessica Damiano about the trees. Well, they're certainly pretty right now.

Keep Eureka Beautiful volunteers recently planted street trees in front of several local businesses on Fourth and Fifth streets in Eureka. “This is a big deal because some of them have been waiting ...