This is the fourth in a series on Downtown Chapel Hill trees, each a guided stroll around some of the most storied and ...

Trees are, or soon will be, losing their leaves. That will make their trunks all the more visible. That’s when you’ll begin to notice how attractive some trees’ trunks really are. You won’t see it so ...

Fall is the time to get your crepe myrtles ready for winter. Adding mulch and cutting back on watering and fertilizer can protect them in cold climates.

The city's chief horticulturalist complimented a giant staghorn fern, fiddle-leaf figs and black diamond crape myrtle trees.

As leaves mature, they take on the sea green color of the ordinary, non-variegated versions of these species. Moving on to ...

Some varieties of Asian persimmons stay much shorter than others. You may be expecting a tree taller than its genetics will ...

Tips to revive a rootbound persimmon, treat euonymus scale, curb crape myrtle sprouts, time St. Augustine control and fruit ...

While most perennials will adorn a garden for many years, planting some species in the fall will dramatically shorten their ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Most parts of SETX received much-needed rain last week, but the totals weren’t ...

Dear Neil: I recently bought a house in rural East Texas. It’s on 2.5 acres of heavily forested land. I didn’t walk the entire area before the closing, and only recently have I discovered that I ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Each year from summer into fall, ornamental crape myrtle trees in the southern and central U.S. lay out a visual ...