Whenever I throw a St. Paddy’s party, this delicious leprechaun bark is one of my go-to sweets. Not only is it full of chocolate flavors and green and gold colors that fit the occasion, but it ...

But it does feature remarkable ever-peeling, ever-changing bark in shades of orange, purple, green, gray and pink. If that wasn’t enough, trees in the wild can grow up to 250 feet tall.

You step outside to marvel at your landscape, trying to enjoy its beauty before the season ends. While some shrubs only bring ...

THE GARDENS’ BONES are showing. The falling of the leaves exposes a black-and-white snapshot of the garden instead of the color picture we’ve been enjoying since early spring. The absence of ...

The bark on this tall, slender tree begins as a chartreuse green but turns dark green, pastel purple, rusty red, and burnt orange as it ages. Scant research has been done on why the colors change so ...

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Twig characteristics. The twigs on a tree are last year's growth. It is woody, but not yet covered in bark. Oftentimes, twigs have a distinguishing color or arrangement of buds.

A single Palo Verde tree in the garden can be used as a focal point with its distinctive, year-long, green bark and branch color. An additional bonus is its display of prolific yellow blooms.

February in the landscape leaves something to be desired. How do you break up the "ho hum" monotony, especially if deciduous trees dominate your yard? Add shrubs or trees with ...

The Palo Verde tree with its drought tolerance, attractive bark, contrasting bloom color, and manageable size makes it a tree worth knowing. Palo Verde — Spanish for "green pole" or "green stick ...