INDEPENDENCE, Ky. (Joe Webb) - The flowering pear trees are in full bloom in the Tri-State right now, and they are blooming for the first time in some unusual places. Birds have spread the seeds from ...

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Pink flowering trees brighten up any yard with their vibrant blooms that last throughout the growing season. These landscaping trees vary from moderately tall trees to smaller trees that can be grown ...

Whether you’re starting from scratch designing a new landscape, renovating an old one or just craving something new to add a little spark to a boring spot in your yard, a small ornamental tree may be ...

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 ...

The blossoms on this crabapple leave behind tiny, dry, persistent fruits that aren’t as messy as some fruits from ornamental flowering trees. For many homeowners it’s a tradeoff between the ...

Q: My husband and I just moved to Summerlin, and I am seeing pink and white blooms on trees in this area. Do you know what kind of trees these are? A: Two very popular ornamental trees grown in our ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. How do you grow weeping cherry blossoms? Photo by Cz Jen via Pexels (Photo by Cz Jen via Pexels) Among the world's many ornamental ...

In Los Angeles, February is known as the month when winter merges into spring. The Super Bowl, in early February, coincides with a major botanical event: the onset of flowering — known scientifically ...

I appreciate all the responses and positive feedback I received from last week’s column on “The Curse of the Bradford Pear.” While I have been espousing the evils of this tree for years, something ...

Once promoted by the government as the perfect ornamental landscape tree, Bradford pears are now seen as a dangerous scourge on the environment.