Almost everyone wants color in the landscape, and flowerbeds play an important role in that. But it takes a lot of work to ...

Find the perfect purple blooming tree to elevate your home's curb appeal and add more color to your front yard landscaping. 15 of Our Favorite Purple Blooming Trees That Add a Burst of Color to ...

Trees provide essential structure while adding their own unique beauty to the landscape. Discover gorgeous flowering trees ...

The purple orchid tree -- Bauhinia variegata (a.k.a. purpurea) ‘The semi-evergreen to deciduous purple orchid tree from India and China is deservedly popular here along our streets and in our ...

Purple trumpet tree (Tabebuia impetiginosa): Deciduous, 12 to 18 feet tall, 10- to 15-foot spread. Purple flowers bloom in the spring before the foliage appears. Grows in full sun.

Trees for special spots. For planting near a patio, Blonski recommends deciduous trees. They’ll provide shade in summer but allow the area to get plenty of light in the fall and winter.

Up North, these trees are completely deciduous. But over time, Southern populations have evolved the ability to retain their leaves in winter and are evergreen (Magnolia virginiana var. australis).

The deciduous Purple Robe Locust grows moderately fast to a fairly open, attractive, rounded 40-foot-tall by 30-foot-wide tree. Brown, rope-like ridges with intervening furrows define the bark.