Ever noticed bare soil or patchy grass failing to grow around the trunks of your trees? This is a common issue that occurs for multiple reasons. Trees typically have shallow, extensive root systems, ...

It seems pretty simple to plant a tree. Dig a hole. Drop in a tree. Fill the hole. Add water. Go back inside and have a beer. What could go wrong? Yet year after year, we see trees planted incorrectly ...

• Rinse the seed, or pit, from an avocado, then hold it vertically with the pointy end facing up.

Let's hear it for September and the promise of cooler weather. Granted, the daytime temperatures still tend to scorch, but the overnight temps are cooling off. Which means it's time to plan your ...

When you admire a towering oak or a vibrant maple in your backyard, you’re only seeing half the picture. Beneath the surface ...

Winter is a great time to plant this fruit tree, as a prolonged chill period is needed to maximize production.

If you keep on digging you’ll warm up,” urban forester Vinnie Cotrone remarked as he shoveled away enough earth to make room ...

Autumn, when trees take on sunset colors and nights are growing cold, is the time to invest in next spring by planting flower bulbs. “They’ll pay you back by blooming in April and May,” said Spencer ...