For a bit of early color and fragrance inside your home or office, branches from many common flowering trees and shrubs can be forced to blossom indoors, even when the weather outside is cold and ...

Q. I would like to force some flowering branches to bloom indoors this winter. What type of tree or shrub makes a good indoor display? A. Crab apple, cornelian cherry dogwood, magnolia, redbud, ...

THERE’S SOMETHING so sweet about these early autumn weeks when the mists rise in the morning and evenings are crisp. Sunlight slants through maple leaves, illuminating the garden and warming our bones ...

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 ...

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When a gardener is anxious to get started in the spring garden, a task commonly undertaken is pruning. Most trees and shrubs benefit from annual pruning because pruning has a major influence on a ...

If you're looking to create a colorful, private oasis to call your own, these are the best bushes that will get the job done ...

MacCubbin gives gardening advice for Central Florida on anthuriums, beets, amaryllis, Christmas cacti, ixora, composting and ...

Purdue Landscape Report: Spring is finally here! Everywhere you look, one can find some spring color around. Some of the first plants to peek out of the ground are spring-flowering bulbs like crocus, ...

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An expert horticulturist highlights seven plants to prune in December. These are suitable for milder zones, but shouldn’t be ...