I’ve been taking Miguel, my 12-year-old Havanese, for 3,500-step walks around the neighborhood lately (and telling myself ...

Now that the weather is cooling, you might notice that some of the plants we encounter look nothing like their mid-summer ...

As the growing season ends, you may think your window to plant bushes and trees has closed. Fret not. Here are some options ...

Trees add height, shelter and shade, support wildlife and can be highly ornamental with flowers, and later, fruits or berries ...

While creeping thyme makes an attractive ground cover plant, it is not the right plant for covering the soil beneath a shade ...

Flowering trees can make a big statement when they're in full bloom. Every yard should have at least one such tree.

Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera), a cousin of the magnolia, is absolutely stunning in spring when it’s fragrant, ...

But what I was noticing were the leaves that are still on the trees. I was walking along the edge of some woods where young white oaks and ... haven’t yet formed flowers. Trees exhibit ...

While I love pretty pastels, darker plants in burgundy tones have always intrigued me. They channel a glamorous, gothic ...

As climate change makes South Texas' summers hotter and winters more likely to bring freezes, homeowners may want to reconsider their landscaping plants.

Look for large, flowering bushes with evergreen leaves. When blooming, the bell-shaped flowers clump at the end of the stem. The flowers may be shades of pink, white, purple, or yellow.