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Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The glorious spring season when many of our trees and shrubs are in flower is approaching. All ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Growing an ethereal garden you want to look at every day requires one crucial component: variety. While a ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Apple growers want to get the most out of their high-value cultivars, and a Purdue University study shows they might want to focus on the types of apples they plant near those ...

Each spring the Japanese go crazy for sakura (cherry blossoms) and are known to travel for hours to see their favourite trees in peak blossom. To get in the mood for the Australian spring, which ...