If your yard could use more shade and needs it pronto, here are some of the best fast-growing shade trees to plant in the ...

The sassafras tree, Sassafras albium, is a popular native tree that can be found growing in wild areas across much of eastern North America, including in Maine, New York, Michigan and Illinois. One ...

Brighten up the shaded areas of your yard with shade-loving, flowering woodland plants. Here are some plants (with ...

This Swiss cheese plant growing guide has the care tips you need to keep your Monstera deliciosa thriving. Plus, how to repot ...

Knowing the names and stories of trees can add a whole new layer to your hikes. Here are eight that you might spot on ...

Mother Nature is unpredictable and extreme weather can take its toll on plants. Discover rugged perennials and shrubs that ...

Ephemerals are unusual plants that love early spring weather: cool and a bit wet. They bring color and otherworldly flowers to shadier corners. They tend to hug the ground plane, avoiding the cold, ...

This impressive tree is native to the U.S., and unlike other oak trees, the leaves are not lobed. It will grow in zones 4 through 8 and can reach a height of up to 70 feet. It would make an amazing ...

Large slow-growing deciduous trees grow up to 100 feet tall, with a canopy up to 90 feet wide and a trunk circumference of up to 25 feet around. Leaves are green and lobed with 7-10 fingers. Uses ...

The leaves of blue oak (below) have a blue-green tint leading to the tree's name. Leaves are deciduous, 3.8 cm (1.5 in) to 10.2 (4 in) long, and entirely or partially lobed. In Europe, the beetles are ...

A deciduous tree typically 20-60 feet tall, with grey-brown checkered trunk bark. Leaves: blade 1.5-2.25 inches long, oval, tip rounded, margins wavy or slightly lobed, upper surface a powdery ...

The genus, which contains vines, lianas, shrubs and trees, is predominantly distributed throughout ... Passiflora lobata is a vine up to 10 m long, with three-lobed leaves and distinct extrafloral ...