Discover the top 9 trendy trees for 2025 that will elevate your outdoor space. From unique silhouettes to vibrant blooms, ...

The final part of our best-new-plants-of-2025 series concludes with a look at some of the top new trees and shrubs debuting ...

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It's possible to grow dwarf crab apple trees in pots for a flowering container plant ... Popular choices for container plants, acer trees, or Japanese maple trees, are among the best trees ...

The land atop Beacon Hill has been a road median, a streetcar trackway and now a winding walkway. Here's how this strip of ...

Before choosing a small tree for your yard, consider your USDA hardiness zone, the type of soil on your property, and the amount of sunlight the area receives. Flowering Dogwood ... in many parts of ...

“Japanese maples are actually really, really good for bonsai because they tend to be more of a diminutive tree to begin with,” says Steve Pettis, commercial and consumer horticulture agent for ...

Walk With a Friend at Tualatin Hills Nature Park: 9 a.m. first Wednesday and third Sunday of the month. Take a guided walk ...

It looks best in a naturalized woodland setting, beneath shrubs and trees. They can easily become overrun by competing perennials, so plant them near other well-behaved clumping plants such as ...

Individual trees are consistently "male-first" or "female-first" in flowering, something noted by Charles Darwin in 1877. In the 1980s, a UC Davis graduate student, Scott Gleeson, noted that this ...

Committing to a landscaping project can dramatically upgrade your home's curb appeal and boost its property value — it's an investment absolutely worth making. And you can do it in stages to suit your ...