It’s unlikely that we’ve waved our final goodbye to winter, but the Upstate looks decidedly more spring-like this week with the sudden flowering of many ornamental trees and shrubs, including the ...

Q: “I’m not sure if it’s because the weather has been so warm, or if this is normal timing, but what is this pink-flowering tree? It’s one of the first to bloom I’ve noticed.” What is this ...

A welcome sight each spring, cherry trees provide some of the first blossoms of the season. Fragrant, single- or double-flowers cover the small tree’s leafless branches. There are two groups of cherry ...

We’re fortunate in south Louisiana to enjoy several winter-flowering small trees, including redbuds and flowering cherries. And now is a good time to plant them. The most common redbud species, the ...

When I walk my dog, I have found my neighbors are more eager to talk about the weather than the breaking news of the day. More and more, I hear something along the lines of "Can you believe how warm ...

Most of us look forward to the arrival of spring with its gradually rising temperatures and its introduction by colorful flowers. Although the vanguard that we generally see first is the myriad of ...