Hibiscus may be the hotties of the summer garden. But flowering maple, another member of the mallow family, deserves to share the spotlight. Native to the tropics of South and Central America, ...

I'm trying to root some cuttings from an abutilon, aka flowering maple. I cut 3-inch pieces, stripped most of the leaves and wrapped the cut ends in a damp paper towel and put them in a sealable ...

When it comes to spring beauty in the tree world, the showy explosions of crabapple, apple, plum and cherry tree blossoms get all the attention. But when you slow down to look closely, you’ll discover ...

The first week of November shuffles in the rain and storms of autumn, so take this as your cue to stop procrastinating and protect tender plants that you want to survive over the winter.

It's now March, a time of the year when you never know what kind of weather we'll have. One day it's below freezing with snow and then, a few days later, temperatures are in the 50s or 60s. But ...

CHASKA, Minn. – Spring is maple tree tapping season. And on Sunday, the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum celebrated MapleFest, where visitors got see firsthand how syrup is made from the 380 trees on ...