Homeowners and landscapers frequently prioritize spring flowers and summer shade when choosing trees. Fall foliage, however, ...

Learn how to use small trees for landscaping to create the ideal backyard in every season — even if you don't have much space ...

Few shade trees are as distinctive in the home landscape as birch trees. Their unique bark characteristics, distinctive growth form and graceful delicate foliage are reason alone to feature one or ...

Purdue Landscape Report: An unfortunate question I am sometimes asked is similar to this: “I lost my prized shade tree! What can I plant that will grow fast and give me shade?” While there is no ...

There is an old adage that says the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago and the second-best time is today. That rings true in autumn in Greater Columbus as September and October can be the best ...

Fall and winter are perfect seasons to plant trees. As you consider adding trees to your landscape, I encourage you to prioritize the planting of native trees. We live in an area that supports an ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Few tasks for homeowners are more complicated than knowing if, when and how ...

Just because a plant isn’t very well known doesn’t mean it’s a bad choice. People tend to plant what they know and what they see in nearby yards. And so the same few species get planted over and over ...

As spring arrives, our local nurseries and garden centers will be filling up, especially with the plants, trees, and shrubs that can go in early when temperatures are still a bit erratic. Optimal ...

Evergreens don't have to be cut off at the ankles to serve as Christmas trees. It's possible to buy trees with their roots intact so they can serve briefly as the year's Christmas tree but then go ...

As winter begins to ebb in a few weeks, people will be thinking about landscape issues again. An unfortunate question I am sometimes asked is similar to this: “I lost my prized shade tree! What can I ...