Every garden is a thing of beauty in the growing seasons -- spring bulbs, summer flowers and fall foliage all carry on with extravagance. But winter is coming, so the colorful garden superstars will ...

One of the best ways to brighten up the dreary winter season is to add specimen plants now that will really pop then. Fortunately, most trees and shrubs that provide interesting winter bark will also ...

Gardeners who limit their love to leaves and flowers are barking up the wrong tree. Sure, those ephemeral features are undeniably seductive, but their allure is limited to warmer months. In the ...

1. Smooth bark on trees and shrubs was historically hypothesized to be an anatomical defence against epiphytic vegetation and phytophagous insects. This hypothesis has fallen from favour, yet no clear ...