Few plants can thrive in the cold embrace of clay soil, but the eight trees and bushes in our lineup persevere and even ...

No sun, no problem. Perk up your porch with ideas for potting our favorite shade-loving plants that will inspire your ...

For what it's worth, the numbers back up Kelsey Plum's claim about Cameron Brink. Before the Sparks center was sidelined for the rest of the season due to a torn ACL, she was averaging 2.3 blocks ...

Loropetalum (Loropetalum chinense) is one of the first evergreen shrubs to burst forth with color after a long winter. Often called Chinese fringe flower, its delicate blossoms hang in lightly scented ...

Tourists visit Yanghu National Wetland Park in Changsha, Hunan province, to enjoy the beautiful plum blossoms. [Photo by Shi Liang/For chinadaily.com.cn] ...

It's crucial that you know when to prune plum trees and, more importantly when not to — or your tree could face silver leaf disease. ''Victoria' plums are delicious and will grow in colder climates,' ...

The researchers identified multiple insect damage types, including examples of external feeding, galls and mines. Galls are tumor-like growths that occur when insects feed or lay eggs on leaves ...

In my front yard, the brown leaves of witch hazel hang on even as the buds are preparing to open into blooms. At Lakewood Forest Preserve near Wauconda, a shingle oak tree stands in the parkway ...