The arrival of spring is just one month away, but the last month of winter can be hard on a gardener. The days are noticeably longer, the snow and ice has melted, the stems of spring-flowering bulbs ...

If there’s a spot for a spring flowering tree in your landscape, now is the time to look at the trees showing off their floral splendor. Do you find one or two particularly appealing. Take note of the ...

Nothing signals the changing of the seasons like the sight of blossom in the garden. After the dark and cold months of winter ...

Late winter can be a good time to force branches from spring-flowering trees and shrubs to bloom indoors. Once buds open, move the branches to a brighter room, out of direct sunlight. The arrival of ...

Magnolias, with white and pink blossoms, are spring-flowering trees Magnolia buds are covered with soft hairs that act like a tiny fur coat in cold weather. We look forward to spring, to fresh new ...

As our spring-flowering shrubs and trees finish blooming, it is time to prune them so they will flower on schedule next spring. Annual pruning enhances bloom and keeps these plants in bounds. Since ...

If you’ve noticed flowering trees looking particularly beautiful this year, your eyes aren’t deceiving you. Trees and shrubs in some parts of Michigan have been enjoying a spectacular spring bloom ...

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 ...

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 ...

Small flowering trees bloom in March and transform gardens with beautiful blooms — like deciduous magnolia. Japanese Cherry flowers bring beauty and grow well in sandy to clay soil in USDA zones 5 to ...

We are very lucky to enjoy such a great assortment of spring flowering trees ranging from the early blooming Shadblow and Cherries (Amelanchier sp. and Prunus sp.) to mid spring redbud and Bradford ...