Early winter sunrise highlight the beauty of the skeleton of trees on a frosty morning in Trotts Garden, Ashburton.ALAN TROTT / NZ-Gardener Too many gardeners focus on spring and summer plantings ...

There's nothing quite as majestic as an oak tree, and if you have the space, the shingle oak (Quercus imbricaria) may just be a species to consider. This impressive tree is native to the U.S., and ...

By Ulrich Lorimer Globe Correspondent,Updated February 26, 2025, 12:00 p.m.

A gardener's guide to trees with attractive bark The best trees and shrubs with bark that will light up your garden Beautiful bark in the Winter Garden at RHS Garden Rosemoor (Photo: RHS/Jim Wileman) ...

Cornus stems in winter garden (Image: Supplied) Flowerpots and canes have been sorted and tidied away and work benches have been swept. We had some outdoor furniture which was sadly beyond repair ...

As fall gets underway, activity is far from over at the Summerland Ornamental Gardens, as their plants enter a new season of glorious displays.

Paperbark maple (Acer griseum). Photograph: Getty So too is the Persian ironwood, Parrotia persica, whose common name is a reference to the famed toughness of its wood.

Try some plants with standout bark to make things interesting after the leaves fall. Paperbark maple trees (Acer griseum) are great candidates for brightening the gloom. These trees are perfect for a ...

Paperbark Maple (Acer griseum) offers more than bright red, orange or yellow fall color. This tree has cinnamon-brown exfoliating bark year-round; may grow to 30 feet tall and 20 feet wide.

There are four paths through the woodland, running from end to end at different levels. The paperbark maple Acer griseum is a particular feature, especially noted for its elegant leaves, its autumn ...

Along with well-known kinds such as the wild sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus), the paperbark maple (Acer griseum) and the snakebark maple (Acer davidii), it incudes what are commonly known as ...