This year, I was delighted to see the return of American Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) to the tree list. Several years ago, I took home a tiny, 3-foot-tall seedling and it has since grown into ...

Wildlife will find the most shelter from clusters of conifers rather than individual specimens, and a mix rather than a single variety. Cedar, spruce, hemlock, pine and fir are all heroes in a ...