Add a bright burst of fruity fragrance to your landscape. This strange but special shade tree not only smells great but is ...

Almost everyone wants color in the landscape, and flowerbeds play an important role in that. But it takes a lot of work to ...

Like poison ivy, poison oak produces small, white, or yellow berries. Poison sumac is less common but more toxic than its ...

Dear Master Gardener: We would like to plant a large shade tree with beautiful fall color to add to our landscape. Is a ...

Certain trees, like figs, crape myrtles, calamondins, ginkgos, and Japanese maples, can thrive when planted in pots rather ...

The baneberry has red and white varietals, both considered poisonous. Red baneberries are more common in Washington state.

While we think about foliage characteristics when we select trees for our landscape, several species of shade trees add color and texture to the landscape without foliage in winter.

White pines and Colorado blue spruce are common landscape trees commonly used for holiday decorating (often sold in retail displays, too), but native Virginia and pitch pines are two other needled ...

This tree has similar attributes, minus the gray bark, and grows to 15-to-20-feet tall. The Eastern North American native is often found in swampy areas, but can tolerate somewhat sunnier and ...

Some varieties will also grow yellow berries, which can be equally attractive and vibrant during the winter. While winterberries are shade tolerant, too much shade may inhibit berry growth.