The crape or crepe myrtle is another tree that sheds its bark every year to reveal a hidden beauty beneath. ‘Crape myrtle grows into beautiful flowering trees with smooth, mottled bark and ...

Trees provide essential structure while adding their own unique beauty to the landscape. Discover gorgeous flowering trees ...

Kentucky viburnum and paperbark maple shrubs each have peeling bark. American beech (tree) and serviceberry (shrub) each have smooth gray bark that easily contrasts with snow. If you haven’t ...

These trees are perfect for adding a splash of color to your garden in the heat of summer, and their attractive bark provides ...

This list of flowering trees with pictures will help you decide which ones are right for you. ... this tree has a beautiful vase shape and attractive bark for winter interest.

But winter is precisely the time for shrubs with colorful branches and trees with ornamental bark to shine. Bark serves as the skin of the tree, protecting the internal plumbing from disease or ...

Gardening author and podcast host Kathy Jentz praises the beauty of the blooms. "The flowers are borne on long branches in ...

In winter, when most flowering ceases and deciduous trees shed their leaves, the stuff that covers branches and tree trunks, otherwise known as bark, may take the biggest bite out of our botanical ...

Trees with winter bark interest While we think about foliage characteristics when we select trees for our landscape, several species of shade trees add color and texture to the landscape without ...

Trees are nearly always selected for their flowers, foliage, or form. Yet, at this time of year, there is an often overlooked arboreal feature that may achieve sudden prominence in the garden. In ...