Many gardeners prepare planting beds in fall, before the ground freezes. The Southern climate provides ample opportunity to plant deciduous trees and shrubs during the winter months, a time when there ...

Sometimes by this time in February, the hellebores planted many years ago in a flower bed are showing buds, but that hasn’t ...

This phenomenon, called marcescence, adds a unique dimension to the winter landscape, and gives me something to ponder while ...

It shows both the icicles and the snow clinging to the beautiful red berries of a deciduous holly. This small tree is native to North America. Its berries are late winter food for birds ...

When you've always known deciduous trees to drop their leaves in winter, seeing one that hasn't can be unsettling. Here's why ...

It's also a fantastic way to prevent the spread of diseases, as many pathogens and pests that thrive in summer are inactive in winter. For deciduous trees and shrubs-those that lose their leaves ...