Avoid this common pruning mistake before your tree becomes an eyesore.

Crepe myrtles are certainly beautiful on their own, as the focal point in a flower bed or perched in a corner of the backyard to add some color. But if you’re looking to add color in all seasons or ...

Fast-growing flowering trees add beauty to your landscape, rewarding you with lovely blooms and towering stature in just a ...

Dear Neil: I planted white crape myrtles on the west and east sides of my patio 10 years ago. As I sit there, I see a fine mist dropping to the ground. The grass refuses to grow beneath the trees even ...

Q: I lost my dwarf kumquat tree in a freeze. I've tried to find a replacement locally, but the various garden centers say they are not profitable to sell. Do you have any suggestions of where I might ...

Imagine standing next to something that was already old when Shakespeare was writing his first plays. The Elizabethan Gardens in Manteo is home to ancient live oak trees that have been witnesses to ...

TUPELO — Spring is just around the corner, but the urge to get out in the yard to plant is already on the mind of homeowners ready to put winter behind them. If you're not quite the type to get a ...

It is pruning time for shrub roses, hydrangeas, gardenias, and other summer-blooming shrubs. And yes, even crape myrtles and vitex, for those who choose to do so. In fact, last week somebody beat me ...

Natchez's Pilgrimage Garden Club revives its Garden Tour March 14, with four historic properties, camellia talk, expert Q&A and a Twin Oaks cocktail reception.

The "Bloodgood" variety, technically Platanus x hispanica "Bloodgood," came into favor for its strong resistance to anthracnose, a fungal disease that can disfigure leaves and kill small shoots, ...

Marine Deputy R. Baker located an abandoned boat today at the Myrtle Trees Boat Ramp which was abandoned. The vessel was upside down and tied to the dock. Deputies R. Baker and H. Francis were able to ...

On the windswept plains of Katama, Dan Gordon Landscape Architects has created something that is equal parts wild, rural, and refined.