Q. Recently, I saw a tree covered with large, upright red flowers in the Japanese Garden at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Can you tell me more about it? — Reggie Dick, Bloomington A. A mature red horse ...

Some trees are gaining popularity as gardeners and landscapers seek out colorful and ornamental varieties that offer low ...

The glossy leaves smell like cinnamon and nutmeg, and the yellow bell-shaped flowers, which bloom in winter from early ...

Trees that bloom year-round might seem too good to be true. Not so if you pick trees from this list of trees with long or ...

Crape myrtle The "lilac of the South" gets its name from its crinkly, crepelike flowers and from foliage that resembles the true myrtle. Although native to China and Japan, crapes carry on here as if ...

If you want to attract hummingbirds to your yard, there is a certain plant that has flowers they can't resist. It's easy to ...

The bloom is on the branch and spring has sprung. And even in my short commute to work, I pass about a dozen varieties of flowering trees and bushes. It occurred to me that I haven’t the slightest ...

They are full of character and can be found across almost all of Australia — especially in the heart of our huge country. Voting has closed on our poll for National Science Week and after three rounds ...

Support local journalism: Find offers for new subscribers at floridatoday.com/subscribe. Flowering trees come in all sizes, from a small tree that will fit in any ...

If you’ve been on a summertime stroll in recent weeks, chances are you’ve seen a red flowering gum, Corymbia ficifolia. This species comes from a small area of south west Western Australia but has ...

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