Neil Sperry Special to the Star-Telegram Coral Bark Japanese maple has green foliage (with handsome fall shades), but is most noted for its coral-red stems. Neil Sperry Special to the Star ...

FAMED for their striking red, weeping, lacy leaves, Japanese maples can transform any garden ... add to the list is applying a fresh mulch of bark, straw or well rotted garden compost in April.

Butterflies might get all the credit for being the pretty ones, but moths can definitely share the spotlight. Some of these ...

Great fall color and usually yellows, oranges, sometimes a little bit of red in it ... so many evergreens and even some Japanese maples and things because of bark split, it sailed through with ...

If you're thinking of adding a street tree out front, Penn State urban forester Vincent Cotrone has some recommendations.

Note: This piece was originally written in February 2025 When I first arrived at Swarthmore, I couldn’t stop taking pictures. It was August, and the whole ...

From camellias to roses, you can boost your home's value by growing these beautiful front yard plants and blooms.

The showy white flowers, purplish edible tart-like fruits, copper-red fall leaves, and smooth gray bark make ... Maxing out at 10-12 feet tall and 5 feet wide, Ribbon-Leaf Japanese Maple or Acer ...