With climate change making your garden hotter and drier than ever, you may want this drought-tolerant tree with unusually ...

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 ...

If fences aren't your thing, plant a shrub or tree for privacy. Fast-growing species can create a natural screen in a few ...

The crisp nights and cool days of autumn provide the perfect conditions for planting trees. Discover which trees to plant in fall and how to select the best ones for your garden.

Flowering trees make for a stunning centerpiece in any yard. They not only signify the arrival of different seasons with ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...

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 ...

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 ...