Avoid pruning when plants or soil are wet, especially if a freeze is coming soon. Late winter, just before new growth, is ...

Bay leaf needs plenty of sun to flourish. When planting it outdoors, choose a location with sunlight and space to grow. These ...

Are the neighbor's leaves making you mad? Try these strategies.

Explore how reusing rainwater can make a difference in home and garden and an upcoming workshop in Sonoma County ...

Several locations in Bay County are selling live Christmas trees for the holiday season. PANAMA CITY ― With the holiday season in full swing, families across the area are on the hunt for the perfect ...

After the leftovers from Thanksgiving are tucked away in the refrigerator, many folks will cap off the holiday weekend by heading to a local tree farm for a cherished tradition — choosing and cutting ...

Plant pathologists at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) studied nearly 30 palm species to analyze their risk for Thielaviopsis trunk rot. This disease, ...

Trees across Michigan are just wrapping up their display of fall color, with the reds, oranges and yellows of oak trees often taking center stage. That annual autumn color fest may be at risk, though, ...

A large tree blocks a Palo Alto street after a wind storm. Courtesy Carol Hubenthal. Welcome to our tree column, “Ask your local arborist.” Each month, arborists from the Davey Tree Expert Company in ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Limited yard space is no excuse to deny yourself the benefits of greenery. Armed with a wood or clay container, along with a few tweaks on the ...

Beech Leaf Disease is spreading around the Northeast and the microscopic worms that come with it are attacking trees in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Arborists have been working on a potential ...

In the early part of the 20th century, the American chestnut was ravaged by an invasive fungus that arrived from Asia. That fungus made the American chestnut functionally extinct, and although some ...