Dear Master Gardener: We would like to plant a large shade tree with beautiful fall color to add to our landscape. Is a yellow birch a good choice? The bark on yellow birch is yellow-gray to ...

Fast-growing trees can add character and color to your home's landscape relatively quickly, but those varieties often require full sun to add height so quickly. However, there are plenty of ...

Last week we looked at the proper way to plant a tree. Now let’s talk about how to pick a tree. First, we want to point out that the Master Gardener local website has two excellent resources for this ...

Chilopsis linearis, the desert willow or desert catalpa, is prized in dry gardens for its showy, fragrant blossoms which cover the tree in summer. When many native bloomers are past their spring glory ...

Good trees to plant are ones that are alone in their species, according to a forestry specialist. These include Kentucky coffee tree, Myers spruce, shagbark hickory, ironwood and hackberry. The ...

The Rowan County Extension Master Gardener Plant Sale is happening on May 3 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., featuring a wide variety of shade-loving plants. Gardening in the shade can be both challenging ...