I have seen the Kwanzan cherry used as a street tree in a number of places in Baltimore. Are there any other cherry trees that make good street trees? The Kwanzan cherry tree is a cultivar of Japanese ...

Japanese gardens are popular for many reasons, not least the tranquility, harmony and beauty associated with them. These qualities can be applied to any yard in a myriad of ways. If you are keen to ...

The flowering cherry tree is a glorious explosion of white and pink petals that gardeners and non-gardeners alike anxiously await each spring. During a presentation on these iconic blooms at the ...

Q: We planted a young flowering kwanzan cherry tree close to our one-story ranch style house a few years ago since it looked good there in a group of some little holly bushes under one of our windows.

It seems an improbable notion of landscape architecture: Create a big pond to control the tide, surround it with 1,700 Japanese flowering cherry trees, and place near it a Roman monument to a ...

Like fluffy clouds at dawn, spring-flowering trees delight us with blossoms in billowing masses of sunrise colors. February and March are excellent months to add these and other types of trees to your ...

With their other-worldly blossoms and attractive growing habits, these trees will become the jewels of your garden. Getty Images/Jacky Parker Photography Flowering trees make for a stunning ...

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 ...

"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 ...

Shortly after Christmas, during intervals of mild weather, the Japanese apricot (Prunus mume) perfumes the air with a sweet scent of almond. This small deciduous tree explodes with color in ...