Magnificent, spreading shade trees do more than simply add drama to your landscape. They also provide respite from the heat, control erosion, and increase property values. Yet with all of those ...

Fruit trees can take a lot of work to grow, especially during the first few years before they begin to fruit. If you want to ...

Base of a large tree with exposed roots. - Babariba/Shutterstock Do you have an area in your yard with trees that's difficult to grow in? The struggle to find a plant that can thrive in these dry, ...

Purdue Landscape Report: It’s that wonderful time of year again where temps are rising, life is coming back into the landscape, and people are thinking about how to improve the urban canopy around ...

Did you know you may be unknowingly stressing out the trees and shrubs in your yard, consequently reducing their vigor and shortening their life? The area of concern is where the plant meets the ...

The space under trees bothers gardeners. Either nothing grows there, and we wish something would. Or something grows that we don't like and wish it wouldn't, such as moss, scraggly grass and weeds. In ...

The Refuge Food Forest is quiet. The hum of summer insects among the fruit trees has disappeared, the leaves have all fallen, and their dormant branches stand bare against a cold blue sky. Now is the ...

Covering a tree's roots above ground can limit the tree's access to oxygen and moisture which helps them grow and stay healthy. Avoid cutting, trimming, or removing tree roots because it can make the ...