Discover beautiful small trees perfect for tight spaces, offering shade, privacy, and year-round visual interest.

They have to be introduced to their supports, that is, you have to plant them alongside something around which they can wrap. And be careful what you wish. Wisterias grow to be 40 or 50 feet tall.

Since the Zuni crepe myrtle is a semi-dwarf tree, it fits into smaller spaces. The tree needs full sun, so pick a sunny spot with enough space to accommodate at least 12 feet of height and 10 feet of ...

Finally, any of the 'Tonto' series would also be sensible for container displays, bred to be semi-dwarf trees and usually growing no more than ten feet. Try this pink 'Tonto' crepe myrtle, with ...

Here is the story. Crape myrtles don’t seem to mind how you prune them. Some gardeners cut them back to the same spot each year, others remove old seed heads and somewhat reduce the length of stems.

SUNDAY GARDNER. WE’RE AT VALLEY VIEW FARMS WITH KERRY ENGLE. GOOD MORNING. HEY. GOOD MORNING. YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SEE CRAPE MYRTLES BLOOMING, AND THEY ARE JUST ...

My dwarf crape myrtle gives a lot of color with no care, and you never have to worry about crape murder! The bronze fennel has been blooming for a long time.

My dwarf crape myrtle gives a lot of color with no care, and you never have to worry about crape murder! The bronze fennel has been blooming for a long time.

Dwarf redbuds. One of our favorite spring-flowering trees, this one is well suited to alkaline soils. Now we have weeping types with green or purple foliage and others with brightly variegated leaves.

For ornamental leaves and flowers, try a dwarf magnolia, crepe myrtle or maples. To keep a tree small, it’s best to prune from a young age, as this makes the height and shape easier to maintain ...