Among the world's many ornamental trees, few species capture the essence of beauty and grace quite like the weeping cherry tree. With its cascading branches adorned with delicate blossoms, the weeping ...

Crabapples don’t have much of a following in the Northwest — yet. Extend the tree-blooming season with these varieties. We are blessed with an extended parade of flowering trees in the Northwest.

"Read ‘em and weep," the poker players say. People who plant a weeping tree in their yard certainly won’t cry. Rather, weeping trees with their long drooping branches add a note of peace and ...

Grafting is a horticultural technique used to vegetatively join the top of one plant to the base of another to the type of fruit we’re wanting but on a smaller tree. On grafted dwarf fruit trees, the ...

Spring is Act I of nature's most colorful show. Trees are flowering everywhere, and we live in an area that is host to many varieties of trees, which is why the show is so spectacular. When one group ...

While a neat lawn and vibrant flowerbeds can make a strong first impression, introducing height and variety with taller plants — like hedges, climbing plants and flowering trees — adds real depth to ...

A small peach tree shows off its flowers for Gary Popp, superintendent of Lake View Memorial Gardens. The Fairview Heights cemetery has several kinds of flowering spring trees. Maureen Houston ...

Flowering trees can become a floral focal point for your front yard or a natural way to add stunning color to the back. If you live in a warm climate and want to update your landscaping with gorgeous ...

National Arbor Day is celebrated each year on the last Friday in April, this year on April 29. Arbor Day is the official day set aside to recognize the importance of trees. Weeping trees make ...

'Bewitched, bothered and bewildered am I." Lorenz Hart's play on words sums up my feelings about spring's flowering trees and shrubs. I'm bewitched by their beauty, bothered at the seemingly infinite ...

Weeping cherries are one of the most-requested nursery trees, and one of the least understood. They also have a very high failure rate; after dogwoods they are our highest warranty cost item. We like ...