I was out in the garden pruning last Saturday and took the opportunity to save some magnolia branches with flower buds to bring inside. It’s a tree that I have not tried forcing branches from before, ...

Redbud trees bloom early in the spring before the leaves come out. These trees are in the legume family with peas, lentils, beans, lupines, clover and kudzu. Nitrogen-fixing bacteria grow in the roots ...

Q: I bought hanging baskets of my old dependable ivy geraniums in early May. They look beautiful and sent up flower buds. The stem is green, but the blossoms die before they open. Any suggestions? A: ...

The red maple is the first native tree to blossom on Staten Island. From a distance, it's easy to spot the bright red of the female flowers (at top of photo) and orange-red appearance of the male ...

Most bushes that flower in the summer do so on new growth. That means you can prune anything you like in the spring, since the new growth hasn’t started yet. Butterfly bush and rose of sharon fall ...

Recent warm weather has many people thinking about spring, but it will be a few more weeks before the tree buds begin to break open and usher in that season. In the meantime, take the opportunity to ...