Some fruit trees that normally bloom in late winter and spring are blooming now. Recently, a lady who had been out of town noticed that her peach trees were blooming when she arrived home. Knowing ...

It will soon be spring. How do I know? The Japanese Magnolias are in bloom. Nothing signals the arrival of spring better than flowering trees. There are many spring flowering trees that will soon be ...

Pruning maple trees, birches, and willows in winter is not recommended because they are prone to excessive sap running from ...

What joy it has been to see trees flowering this season. In March, some witch hazels were spotted with yellow or orange flowers, and throughout April one species after another opened its blossoms in ...

Some fruit trees that normally bloom in late winter and spring are blooming now. Recently, a lady who had been out of town noticed that her peach trees were blooming when she arrived home. Knowing ...

This spring's National Cherry Blossom Festival was expected to attract an estimated 700,000 visitors for the March 27-April 11 celebration. And as always, the horticultural star of the show was the ...

While we have had a few cooler days, and a few light showers, September ended pretty hot and dry. Overall, June and July were much kinder to our gardens than August and September. In looking at the ...

Japanese Magnolia blossoms in a garden. (Photo by G. Andrew Boyd, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune) (G. Andrew Boyd) Plant gladiolus corms through the end of March. Plant groups of corms every two weeks ...

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The last weekend of March, metro Atlanta was subjected to the highest pollen count in nearly 35 years, with it surging to more than 14,000! Despite the sneezing, itchy eyes and yellow vehicles, I do ...

In a few weeks, the first flowers will appear on trees and shrubs, and spring will be here for sure. Can’t wait that long? Try forcing branches into bloom to bring some early cheer indoors. “It’s an ...