While most pruning work is done in the dormant season, these plants rely on a mid-summer trim to keep them healthy and ensure ...

For about two weeks every spring, my letter carrier, delivery drivers and just about everyone else who walks into my yard ...

April 2, 2017 (San Diego’s East County) – There’s still time to bring home a bouquet of fragrant lilacs as the Lilac Festival continues in its final day of the season at Fort Cross Old Timey ...

Magnolia, especially the southern grandiflora species (7-9), is another highly aromatic shrub or tree that puts forth large, ...

For about two weeks every spring, my letter carrier, delivery drivers and just about everyone else who walks into my yard comments on the deliciously strong scent emanating from the two lilac shrubs f ...

All of these blooming small trees of May and June attract the attention of insects and get pollinated, later to form fruits and berries, such as the choke cherry of late summer.

Northland Nature: Choke cherry joins other small trees in bloom Retired teacher Larry Weber, of Barnum, is the author of “Butterflies of the North Woods" and “Spiders of the North Woods ...

Lilac blooms are edible and have been used in sugar, syrup and cocktail creations. Musical instruments and knife handles can be made from the wood of lilac trees.