Though it can, in some ways, be considered a landscaper's dream, the fast growth, dense foliage, and aggressive roots of the ...

According to the calendar, we have passed midway in our trip through winter. The actual weather during the next coming weeks will often show that winter is still with us. But longer days tell us of ...

The winter of 2023-24 has been not quite the warmest on record for the Northland, but nearly so. While December and February were contenders for the No. 1 spot, January provided us with a few weeks ...

DEAR JOAN: We have a lovely Japanese maple tree in our front yard. I noticed the other day a squirrel was tearing away the outer bark on the tree. When I went outside to further inspect, there are ...

Record numbers of people are turning to gardening while we shelter in place. If you’ve got questions, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension ...

There's a fast-growing tree you can plant in your yard right now to guarantee year after year of beautiful fall foliage in your home's landscape.

OTSEGO, Mich. — A maple tree in Otsego looked a bit bare after lightning struck its trunk Thursday, May 14, 2020. Missy Dziekan said she was at work when storms rolled through, and came home to quite ...

Last summer, I learned that the beloved maple tree in our front yard had brittle cinder fungus and was rotting from the bottom up. Nearly the entire base had turned black, and, worse, the bark ...

The red maple (Acer rubrum) that puts on a show nationwide in the fall doesn't do very well here in our alkaline soils, but there are other maples available for use here in North Texas. Some are good ...

In the Main Hall of the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex, you’ll find lots and lots of maple syrup, where the Pennsylvania Maple Syrup Producers Council is holding court. But if you venture west into ...