A There are several small trees that will work well in a garden. While some of these trees do produce dry seed pods or capsules, they don't bear fleshy fruits. Your choice should be based on how much ...

I have written about Mona Lavender before but must do so again. Mona Lavender exhibits the power of plants like none other. Just recently, I took a stem over a foot long that had broken off of a Mona ...

There are few garden plants as majestic as flowering trees. Their sheer size adds an unmistakable dimension to the garden. When they bloom, the flowers look to be flying in the air. Most of our common ...

Summer is here and the large, flowering yellow poinciana trees are blooming now. These trees are so large their colorful blooms will be visible from far away, so scan the horizon for yellow as you ...

Crape myrtle The "lilac of the South" gets its name from its crinkly, crepelike flowers and from foliage that resembles the true myrtle. Although native to China and Japan, crapes carry on here as if ...