Using rocks and mulch together in your front yard design is a naturalistic combination to add a standout look to your property ...

A thriving pine tree is a ... An arborist will have ideas on possible chemical and manual interventions. While it's unlikely they will be able to save an infested tree, they'll certainly share ...

Late freezes can be devastating, since hardy plants in our landscapes can have tender new growth and fruit trees ... pile. Pine needles are great to use as mulch in the vegetable garden.

20 percent finely ground pine bark mulch, 10 or 20 percent well-rotted compost, and the rest expanded shale. Blend all those together and you’ll have a potting soil fit for a king’s garden.

Around the world, other communities are experimenting with ideas that Los Angeles could borrow ... has learned some big lessons from recent fires. Pine needles and debris around a house quickly ...

I have had the unfortunate experience of having to deal with landscaping after the Painted, Thomas and Mountain fires and I ...

While the list is brimming with ornamental ideas, there are also a few utilitarian ... Golf balls become cheery ornaments on a faux tabletop tree for the holidays. Bedeck a cone form with pine or ...

An opening essay from the AR’s 1936 special issue on timber represents early 20th-century ideas of woodland management ... canopy in the forest and the removal of trees in no way disfigures the ...

Five things to do in the garden this week: Fruit. An excellent choice for a small ornamental tree with year-round interest is the kumquat or one of its hybrids, which do not eclipse eight feet in ...