A cheery glimpse of color on a gray and wintry day: That’s why we plant shrubs with bright bark. Colorful bark is a main feature of red-osier dogwood (Cornus sericea subsp. sericea), Siberian dogwood ...

Editor's note: Once a month, the OSU Extension master gardener's office of Franklin County profiles a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. As the growing season fades, we bid adieu to many of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you are looking for a tree with white bark for your garden or trying to identify a tree that you have recently seen, this page ...

It’s easy to understand why some refer to winter as “stick season.” Snow cover, gray skies, and cold temperatures could lead to agreement that there is nothing but sticks to look at in the garden. But ...

The Rainbow Eucalyptus is the world's most colorful tree. It grows mostly in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Papua New Guinea. It would be easy to mistake this tree for having bark that's been painted ...

Most of the colorful leaves have fallen off our deciduous trees. But that doesn’t mean the beauty of trees is gone. Now you can explore other interesting and colorful attributes of trees – the bark, ...

Gemma is an experienced freelance writer who has spent the last five years focusing on expert-driven content relating to homes and gardens. She has contributed to several lifestyle publications ...

So often we choose a tree because of its flowers, leaves, fall color or its fruit. Often, we forget about the bark. However, on many trees, the bark is the most interesting part of the tree. This can ...