For most types of trees, "Correct root flare height and exposure is probably the most important consideration when planting," ...

Protecting your peach tree in winter ensures healthy growth and a strong fruit harvest when the warm weather returns. Wrap ...

Watering fruit trees correctly helps them grow strong roots, produce better fruit, and survive changing seasons. As ...

Hostas are easy to care for in summer shade gardens. When fall arrives, here's when to cut back hostas and stop watering and ...

Cutting back hostas too soon in fall can limit root growth needed to survive winter. Removing hosta leaves before winter ...

October is a great time to plan a colorful spring garden. Plant these bulbs once soil temperatures cool so they'll develop ...

Dividing herbaceous perennials in the fall is an easy way to create new plants for your garden. A herbaceous perennial overwinters as a fleshy underground mass that can be cut into smaller pieces to ...

Fall is an excellent time to plant a tree. The soils are still warm, allowing the root system to begin to spread out. It also ...

Along with food forests, gardeners are continuing to make their front and backyards more viable and are embracing sustainable ...

From plans for spring harvest to spacing tips to planting basics, there’s a steady stream of tasks to do and things to look ...

Forest ecologist Mark Harmon has been exhaustively examining dead logs for 40 years, and he’s found a complex world few people see ...

After a tall tree in my garden developed a split, I had it removed last May (with city approval), revealing a large overgrown ...