Deciduous trees such as oak, popular, and maple add color, texture and height to our landscapes as well as adding color in ...

Attach the stakes to the tree with a wide, flexible material such as canvas straps or burlap. Avoid using rope or wire, which ...

A combination of evergreen trees and shrubs can also reduce noise levels from streets and highways and typically look better than a fence. Noise is measured in decibels. For example, people ...

Trees have sophisticated mechanisms to measure time and the spectral quality of light, which is how they understand when to ...

Hold off on pruning. Winter is a good time to prune a deciduous tree or shrub, but not an evergreen. Because the plant isn’t dormant, pruning in winter can stimulate new growth, prompting soft new ...

With our dry fall, I’ve been asked if antitranspirants should be applied to evergreens to reduce water loss during winter.

New to gardening? Cultivate your green thumb with this jargon-busting gardening glossary. Discover what the most popular ...

Somalski says all woody plants, as in trees, shrubs and evergreens, would enjoy a fertilizer with a ... spread the fertilizer ...

I made this oak’s acquaintance courtesy of “Plants for the Winter Garden” (Timber Press, 2024), by Warren Leach. The author ...

A new hobby, inspired by pulling blackberries and cutting the grass, becomes a sprawling painting the highlights city quirks.

So far, this fall appears to be extremely dry, so start watering now including any newly planted shrubs or trees. Stop waiting for rain! Evergreens ... For example, when throwing down grass ...