When planting a new tree in your backyard or front yard, consider how tall or wide it will grow.

When you're roaming through the never-ending rows of gorgeous specimens in your local nursery, it's so easy to get caught up in their beauty and make an instant purchase. But this can prove costly in ...

As the weather starts warming up, there are few things as exciting as stepping outside to enjoy the fragrance of spring blooms. In addition to its intoxicating aroma, cherry laurel (Prunus ...

Every neighborhood needs some trees, and every front yard, garden or landscape benefits a tree or two. Trees take in carbon dioxide and provide us with oxygen, cleaning and freshening the air around ...

Chilopsis linearis, the desert willow or desert catalpa, is prized in dry gardens for its showy, fragrant blossoms which cover the tree in summer. When many native bloomers are past their spring glory ...

The dinosaurs and I grew up when home lots were much larger. We thought nothing of planting live oaks and letting them spread as far as they wanted. Their 75-foot wingspans were no problem at all. But ...

We spend a lot of time puzzling over our shade tree selections. Too often we settle on a green giant that ends up towering over our entire landscape, casting shade wherever it grows. In many cases ...