Young fruit trees need protection from more than freezing temperatures. Winter sunshine can split tender bark, mice and voles ...

When the city’s environment is cooler, we spend less money on heating. ... And if the city’s cooler, that can save lives ...

Perennial weeds like those you’ve mentioned can be challenging to eradicate from a flower bed, especially if the soil is ...

If your landscape is planted and maintained properly you should need less and less mulch as the years pass by.

Yes, you can mulch over weeds. However, this will just help prevent new weeds from sprouting and won't reliably kill ...

Fall is for planting!” I wish we could get the general public to rally around that phrase even more than “spring is for ...

As Election Day looms, a debate over Clay Bird has captured Mt. Pleasant political watchers, with the supervisor and a former ...

Over mulching landscape trees is common. This is most obvious when mulch extends up the trunk, smothering the root flare and root zone. This practice, known as “volcano” mulching, is never recommended ...

Stumped on how to keep your lawn healthy? Clear your yard (and ward off pests in the process) with help from our guide ...

Adding a tree wrap around the trunk can protect the bark from harsh winter sun when leaves no longer shade it. Ahead, learn ...

We can grow a lot of edible plants in our garden, making the most of small or larger spaces.

It has suddenly turned cool. Just as I thought the long lingering summer heat had finally ended, the Farfugium japonicum in ...