Add quick color and texture to the landscape while building long-lasting structure with these gorgeous bloomers.

Do you ever feel like you see the same plants in every yard, year after year? The search for something different can feel like an ongoing chore, but a new trend is here to refresh your outdoor space.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." One great thing to love about beautiful blooming trees is the welcome shade they offer come summer. In ...

While bold evergreens can add lovely blue-green shades to your yard, and many maples turn delightful colors in the fall, there's nothing quite like the burst of flowers from a flowering tree. If you ...

This ornamental tree erupts in traffic-stopping blooms in early March around Fort Worth. But there's a downside to their beauty.

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 ...

Parsley hawthorn trees grow to about 15 to 20 feet tall. Clusters of white flowers appear in March or April and are soon followed by the foliage, which looks like flat Italian parsley, hence the ...

Black knot is a fungal disease that disfigures certain flowering trees. Control the disease by pruning in February through March.

What is more breathtaking than to see flowering trees in full regale in the spring. There are several trees that get an early start like some of the early Japanese cherries, cornelian cherry dogwood, ...

Flowering trees make for a stunning centerpiece in any yard. They not only signify the arrival of different seasons with colorful, vibrant blooms, but they also lend sweet aromas and a sense of whimsy ...

As I gazed upon my bleak winter garden, I decided to look into which winter-flowering trees and shrubs I might plant for a four-season garden. The only bright spots I see are provided by two ...