Aim to fertilize fruit trees in spring or early summer. This timing allows the trees to absorb nutrients they can use for new growth and fruit production, says Lauren St. Germain Kidd, the owner of ...

When summer ends, you look forward to closing shop on gardening in the fall. But do your trees need additional fertilizer?

This was supposed to be a column all about the poetic and magical connection between mothers and their gardens — how starting way back in days of yore, when we were all bearskin-wearing ...

QUESTION: We live in a heavily wooded neighborhood, and we have several old oak and maple trees, along with several dogwood trees. All of these trees have been here since we purchased the house in ...

Q: If I place mulch around trees, how can I fertilize them around the dripline? Isn’t the mulch in the way? A: When we talk about watering and fertilizing at or around the dripline of a tree, we are ...

Q: I had a good chuckle this morning and thought I would share! I cut redtwig dogwood about a month ago so I could fashion a twig support for my amaryllis. To my surprise, the dogwood has not only ...