Japanese maples add a touch of elegance and color to your yard, but you should know about the issues affecting these trees ...

Good choices for ornamental types of bonsai trees that, like an indoor environment, are ficus and jade. If you plan on ...

The acer has long spindly new growth that can be gently untangled and pruned. Ideally, we should leave some of the new growth as these will be full of buds for the new leaves. If we halved the ...

The Lake Kawaguchi area is a must-visit destination year-round, but in autumn, it takes on a special magic. With vibrant fall ...

As I walked my yard recently, I made a tiny bouquet for spring. Among the stems was a Japanese dogwood branch from a tree ...

“The olive tree is an elegant, evergreen tree, perfect for giving your garden that Mediterranean feel ,” explains Nigel ...

Overtourism is spoiling the country’s traditional draws – but its Three Great Gardens offer an opportunity to escape the ...

The center of a tree or shrub stem (from roots to trunk, branches, and twigs) is woody, composed of xylem cells that conduct water from the roots to the upper parts of the tree. That woody section is ...

At its best, travel provides moments that remain etched in your memory for a lifetime. This could include occasions when ...

AS WE MOVE closer to the first days of spring, and thus lay our plans for our coming year of gardening, let us take a look out over the year and see what we should be thinking and purchasing.