Description: A deciduous tree or shrub native to the Mediterranean and southern latitudes of the United States, Cotinus coggygria is prized for its broadly elliptic dark green to purple leaves, and ...

LEAVES RAIN down in the garden as the days shorten; no longer able to hold onto the trees, they pour onto pathways and garden beds. The squirrels are the most active visitors in the garden; fat with ...

New York State celebrates Arbor Day, the last Friday in April, by planting trees. The practice recalls a tradition that dates back to the 1870s, when, after settling on a treeless prairie in 1854, J.

With puffy, cloud-like blooms and the ability to flourish even in less-than-ideal growing conditions, this hardy shrub will ...

With its clouds of wispy flowerheads, the smoke bush provides a brilliant stand-alone feature growing to around 3m (10ft). C. coggygria ’Royal Purple’, bears striking wine-coloured leaves which turn ...

THE gorgeous burgundy foliage of the smoke bush Cotinus coggygria ‘Purpureus’ is a magnificent sight in the spring and summer garden. The oval leaves are a deep reddish purple when grown in full sun ...