Spring-Flowering Trees

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    Trees in Tingshu’s Backyard

    We're in  Dunstable, Massachusetts (Zone 5b) visiting Tingshu's beautiful garden. We've visited her garden before and last week she shared with us some of the beautiful flowering trees in her…

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    Unusual Spring-Flowering Trees for the Mountain West

    Who doesn’t love flowering trees? When blooming, they provide stunning focal points in the landscape. While crabapples (Malus spp. and cvs., Zones 4–8) and hawthorns (Crataegus spp. and cvs., Zones…

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    Dogwood Season

    Today Angie Caruthers is sharing some beautiful photos of a favorite spring bloom. It's dogwood season in Northwest Arkansas, and I finally got some worthy photos of my pink dogwood…

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    Native Spring-Flowering Trees for the South

    We all need to add more native plants to our landscapes. Choosing a native tree not only helps the birds and the pollinators in our area, but it can mean…

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    Episode 82: Spring Trees

    Despite there still being snow on the ground here in the Northeast, we’re thinking spring. Yes, there are daffodils and tulips to look forward to, but perhaps even more impressive…

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    A Garden That Shines in Spring

    At a Glance Size: 100 acres Location: Sergeantsville, New Jersey Zone: 6 Conditions: Full sun; well-drained, fertile soil Age of the garden: 25 years When Ruth Ann Mummey and her…

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    Pruning Spring-Flowering Trees

    Spring reaches its blooming crescendo with spring-flowering trees. Dogwoods (Cornus spp. and cvs., Zones 3–9), redbuds (Cercis spp. and cvs., Zones 4–10), crabapples (Malus spp. and cvs., Zones 3–9)—the list…

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    A Parade of Spring-Flowering Trees

    These North American natives put on a spectacular show