As I walked my yard recently, I made a tiny bouquet for spring. Among the stems was a Japanese dogwood branch from a tree ...

For a tree to be admired at a distance – as a lawn centrepiece, for example – white-stemmed birches are widely planted: Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii “Doorenbos”, for example, or for orange bark ...

Early blooming trees, such as flowering apricots and cherries, are beginning to blossom, signaling the arrival of spring.

Few plants can thrive in the cold embrace of clay soil, but the eight trees and bushes in our lineup persevere and even ...