As the days grow shorter and the temperatures begin to drop, selecting the right winter plants for your USDA growing zone becomes essential for maintaining a vibrant and resilient garden. Each USDA ...

Ornamental grasses can add texture, color and movement to backyard planting displays. Whether you are looking to add greenery ...

As the vibrant colors of autumn envelop your garden, October presents an ideal opportunity to plant native trees that not only enhance the beauty of your landscape but also provide resilience through ...

A deciduous coniferous tree to 20m or more, with a conical crown, fibrous red-brown bark and soft, feathery, light green foliage turning rich yellow-brown in autumn. Small ovoid cones ...

A medium-sized, long-lived, evergreen tree, reaching to 45m in height, with a narrow, columnar habit. The dark green, scale-like leaves, 2-5mm long, are held in dense sprays on the rounded shoots of ...

Cherry plum is fully or partly self-fertile, so there’s no need to plant another tree for pollination. The fruits of cherry plum trees are sweet and juicy, perfect for eating raw, as well as using in ...

There are five species, but hundreds of cultivars including dwarf and slow-growing varieties that make attractive feature plants for pots, rock gardens, borders and hedging. The common name for ...

Find out what types of oak trees are best for your growing conditions ... herd along other water-loving species like willow and bald cypress. On the flipside, dry soil is becoming more common ...

Despite the tree’s association with ponds, bald cypress tolerates a range of growing conditions, from somewhat dry soils to standing water. This southern native makes a great shade tree or ...

luminous rainbow broken up by the shadows of bald cypress trees (Taxodium distichum) and cypress knees — cone-shaped humps that grow vertically above the trees' roots. The rainbow swamp is one ...

The planting zones in the state of Massachusetts range from the cooler zone 5b in the northwest corner of the state to 7b along the southeast coast and islands. The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map is a ...