Sanitary pruning is okay to do during the fall months; Vasylchyshyna recommends only removing dry, damaged, or dead branches.

Expert insight: Basil Camu stresses that ‘pruning at this time can cause stress and reduce the tree's ability to heal.’ He notes that ‘Generally, it’s best to avoid pruning during late March through ...

The way you prune a pear tree, and the time you do it, can significantly impact both the health of the tree and the amount of fruit you can expect to enjoy.

Hard pruning is best done keeping the natural growth cycle of azaleas in mind. The main growing season for azaleas is spring through early summer, March/April through May. Pruning hard just before or ...

There's nothing more satisfying than harvesting the literal fruits of your labor, and if you've grown an avocado tree from a pit, then there's no prouder plant parent than you. As you've probably ...

If you are in (or even want to be in) a long-term relationship, I think it’s probably safe to assume you’d ideally like it to be a happy one. But as anyone who has ever been in a relationship knows, ...

In about 30 acres of dense forest in the Litchfield Hills, a team of foresters and researchers are pioneering new forest management techniques that they say can be replicated throughout New England to ...

Ever head out for your weekend long run with a feeling of dread, knowing that you’re going to spend a good chunk of your day just running? Don’t worry–we’re right there with you. Seeing a 90-minute ...

Storm-ready trees are structurally sound and properly maintained to minimize the risk of damage during harsh weather. Removing dead, weak or oversized limbs can help make your trees sturdy enough to ...

When employees are consumed by their day-to-day tasks, work can start to feel routine and unfulfilling, which often leads to decreased motivation and performance and can eventually impact overall ...

One Mile At A Time contributor Ben Shlappig has provided expert tips on navigating the inflight meal minefield, including avoiding the main course and only eating stuff that can be reheated well.

(NEXSTAR) – It may look like an innocuous garden feature to you, but to arborists, these piles of mulch are an atrocity. They’re nicknamed “mulch volcanoes” – essentially a mound of moisture-retaining ...