With bright colors and interesting shapes, unusual tree and shrub bark can add visual interest to winter landscapes. Many types of bark become more distinctive and sought after during winter months.

Winter isn't typically seen as a time of beauty, as plants die or hibernate until spring. However, this one tree stays ...

I know - I know, nothing sounds more boring than tree bark. But, what in the landscape can you see and enjoy outside this time of year? The snow and evergreens are beautiful together, the stark ...

STAYING with a friend recently, above my bed hung what I at first took to be a piece of felted art. On touching it however I found it was a peel ...

When fall’s cold nights kill the flowers and cause so many of our trees and shrubs to drop their leaves, the bareness shines our focus on what’s left – for one thing, tree trunks. Trunks and their ...

Trees are nearly always selected for their flowers, foliage, or form. Yet, at this time of year, there is an often overlooked arboreal feature that may achieve sudden prominence in the garden. In ...

A walk in the woods this time of year is different. It’s quiet and monochromatic. Other than the crunch of your shoes on frozen ground, there isn’t as much to see or hear as a forest in spring or ...