While bold evergreens can add lovely blue-green shades to your yard, and many maples turn delightful colors in the fall, there's nothing quite like the burst of flowers from a flowering tree. If you ...

Crape myrtle The "lilac of the South" gets its name from its crinkly, crepelike flowers and from foliage that resembles the true myrtle. Although native to China and Japan, crapes carry on here as if ...

Up north the tulips are pushing through the soil now and displaying their velvety bright colors. Lines of reds and yellows, purples and pinks are a sign of spring. Bunches of blue and lavender hues ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." One great thing to love about beautiful blooming trees is the welcome shade they offer come summer. In ...

When choosing plants for a garden, you may base your decision on a variety of factors. We sometimes decide to choose plants based on a color palette we like. This is easy to do if you want a garden of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A sunny garden filled with lots of flowering shrubs, trees and flowers in pots - Rosemary Calvert/Getty Images When you're dealing ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Blue spur flowers are beloved for their gorgeous blooms that pop up at different times throughout the year. Whether you're using these ...

There are few garden plants as majestic as flowering trees. Their sheer size adds an unmistakable dimension to the garden. When they bloom, the flowers look to be flying in the air. Most of our common ...

In a city with often-mild fall colors and a downright dreary winter landscape, spring rewards with vibrant hues produced by an exploding array of blooms. Each year, visitors from around the country ...