Including plants with attractive winter bark in your garden means that when the rest of your space is stripped bare of leaves and flowers, there's something else that can take center stage.

Yet many traits seem more specific to fire. Some plants survive, for example, by protecting their vital organs from heat. Larch bear dense bark capable of withstanding surface fires. Ponderosa ...

The mulch can insulate the soil in winter which helps to protect plants during cold weather. In addition, pine bark can provide plants with valuable nutrients as it breaks down. Using natural pine ...

Don't limit your winter garden to empty branches and evergreens. Try some plants with standout bark to make things ...

Honeydew, a sugary excrement, can be seen on bark and leaves Sooty mold can follow honeydew and turn bark and leaves black and gray (Figure 2). It is not a pathogen but will discolor plants Crape ...

A couple of months ago, we talked about how fall was the best time to plant most trees and how to plant your trees for best ...