If you're in the market for a dependable tree to grow as a privacy screen or windbreak, look no further than the eastern red cedar (Juniperus Virginiana). This evergreen, with its various shades of ...

For DIYers needing safe and sensible materials for projects around the home, cedar is the gift that keeps on giving. The softwood is durable and attractive, with a natural rot resistance that makes it ...

Magnolia, especially the southern grandiflora species, is another highly aromatic shrub or tree that puts forth large, sweetly fragranced flowers you’re not likely to forget. The more cold-hardy ...

As far as vines go, the scent of star jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides), a climbing evergreen vine with star-shaped white flowers, will stop you in your tracks. It’s perennial in zones 7-10 ...

For a sweet treat, consider wild strawberry (Fragaria virginiana). This native perennial can tolerate foot traffic and is quick to spread through runners that trail along the soil and take root.

This March 3, 2023, image provided by Jessica Damiano shows a bed of fragrant purple hyacinths blooming at the Philadelphia Flower Show in Philadelphia, Pa. (Jessica Damiano via AP) ...

Want your garden to smell as good as it looks? These flowers can do the job If it’s an intoxicating perfume you’re after, there are still some flowers that will make your nose — and your ...

By JESSICA DAMIANO For about two weeks every spring, my letter carrier, delivery drivers and just about everyone else who walks into my yard comments on the deliciously strong scent emanating from … ...

For a sweet treat, consider wild strawberry (Fragaria virginiana). This native perennial can tolerate foot traffic and is quick to spread through runners that trail along the soil and take root.

Opossums (Didelphis virginiana) are the only marsupials native to North America. (Note: In North America, the term “possum” is often used colloquially for opossums, but true possums are native ...