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

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 ...

You might not have the largest yard or plot, but that doesn’t mean you can’t grow the mighty spruce. These 5 types of spruce ...

Now that the weather is cooling, you might notice that some of the plants we encounter look nothing like their mid-summer ...

A GREAT WAY to enhance your yard and entrance-way is to incorporate evergreen displays around your house and/or business. And since November is the perfect time to prune your evergreens, let us ...

However, to ensure winter doesn't leave bare chinks in your yard by stripping down or tarnishing deciduous greens, you must grow evergreen shrubs and trees. Besides privacy, security, and lifting ...

However, to ensure winter doesn't leave bare chinks in your yard by stripping down or tarnishing deciduous greens, you must grow evergreen shrubs and trees. Besides privacy, security, and lifting your ...

I’ve got an old math problem for you. If you hang a horseshoe on a tree branch that’s 5 feet above ground, and the tree grows 1 foot per year, how high will the horseshoe be in 10 years?

You will also want to consider the tree's overall shape (some are rounded like shrubs, some have a spreading shape, some have a "weeping" habit ... ones with dense shade or year-round foliage (like ...

Scientists have found that plants absorb 31% more carbon dioxide than previously estimated, improving climate predictions and highlighting the importance of natural carbon sinks. The new estimate of ...