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Hydrangea quercifolia is a multi-stemmed suckering shrub that can reach heights of 6 to 8 feet....

The natural world is filled with fascinating inter-organism relationships that range from...

The Terry Shane Teaching Garden has many exciting moments throughout the growing season, but one...

This July marks the 240th anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of...

The genus Enkianthus was first described by 18th century Portuguese naturalist João de Loureiro in...

Maples are a fascinating group of plants. The genus Acer contains about 238 botanical taxa and...

Deciduous conifers can be a confusing term to the plant novice. I assure you, it is a group to be...

The seventeenth President, Andrew Jackson, was nicknamed ‘Old Hickory’. He earned this nickname...

There is more than meets the eye to the Ginkgo biloba, a well-known and widely cultivated plant....

Acer palmatum, often referred to as a Japanese maple, is native to Korea, China, and Japan....

Street tree selection is a tricky undertaking. Good candidates should be able to thrive in less...

Have you ever passed judgment on a plant based on a name association? Snubbed a Prunus for...

Digging tender plants as threat of frost looms allows for a moment of reflection. With a finite...

Timing is very closely heeded when gardening.  I think the most important aspect of time when...

On the way to my first Woody Plant Conference at Swarthmore College last year, I was awe-struck by...

One perk of moving to the Philadelphia area from the Midwest is seeing the difference in plants...