If your winter landscape is dreary, start making a list now of plants that can add pops of color for next year. We offer some ideas.

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 foliage in winter. Several ...

Can you have too many blooms in your garden? Absolutely not. Plant one or a combination of these trees for an outdoor space ...

A very winter-hardy species, it is hardy in the U.S. from zones 4 through 8, although it is native to southern Europe and western Asia. Make sure to plant cornelian cherry trees in full or partial ...

Even though trees can look dead in the winter, they’re probably just dormant. The dormancy period begins in the fall when leaves changes colors and fall off the trees and lasts through all of ...

There are a range of different trees with red leaves to choose from, with all shapes and sizes on offer so even if your outdoor space is small there are still plenty of options that will work.

Semi-deciduous (or semi-evergreen) trees hold some green leaves throughout the winter, releasing the dead leaves over a period of time through the winter into spring. Fall color of these trees is ...

Shorter, cooler days bring brilliant foliage color changes for many trees and shrubs in fall. This time of year can be very beautiful as green leaves give way to brilliant LSU Garden News: Why are ...

The color, texture, thickness and pattern of a tree’s bark are all hints. ... There are a few other clues you can use to identify trees in winter. A few trees, like the beech and some oak ...

Fall color in North Texas doesn’t hold a candle to the magnificent show that trees in colder parts of the country display, but there are some tree choices that have pretty dependable color.

So, trees and shrubs with broad leaves simply shed them in fall and put their effort into keeping important buds, twigs and branches alive through the winter. Losing their foliage helps them get ...