When frosts and freezes hit, whether early and unexpected, or long-term in the deep of winter, protecting a young tree's branches, bark, and roots is important.

When an environmental education and advocacy group moved into new space a year ago, it decided to take a stake in the surrounding area, applying for — and winning — a grant to landscape an overgrown ...

"Would this be harmful?" Homeowner receives urgent warning after unknowingly committing major landscaping mistake: 'You will choke' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Volcano mulching is a detrimental gardening practice. According to LSU's AgCenter, mulch should never be piled up in a mound around the base of the trunk.

Hugelkultur, or mound gardening, takes the lasagna gardening method one step further with a bottom layer of logs, branches and ...

Some students returning to Macalester will note how beautifully green the campus appears after their long summer absences.

Michigan's autumn landscapes rival anywhere in the country. From fiery canopies to woodland gems, the state's trees transform ...

By choosing the most appropriate species of birch and the right place to plant it in your landscape this autumn, you can ...

Once among the nation’s renewable pioneers, the state now gets only 4 percent of its electricity from renewables and ranks ...

This leaf disease has been firmly established in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut and has spread north into New ...

Gardeners and non-gardeners alike are probably familiar with mulch volcanoes, or the act of piling up a mound of mulch at the base of a tree in the shape of a volcano. However, this way of mulching is ...

The Davey Tree Expert Company has promoted Geoff Cowan to vice president and general manager, U.S. Residential/Commercial (R/C) services. “Geoff has a long-standing ...