Keeping up with your lawn and garden can feel like a full-time job. It always seems that something needs to be done — whether it's mowing the lawn, applying one of the best organic fertilizers to your ...

Optimizing tree architecture is a long-standing challenge in fruit production, as branch orientation directly affects light ...

Sitting under the wide canopy of a tree can cool you off on a hot summer day and even lower home-energy costs. If your landscape is treeless, the sooner a new tree grows a shady canopy, the better. A ...

Virtually all trees in our landscapes will need to be pruned during their lives, particularly in the first 10 to 20 years after planting. While I often encourage people to evaluate their trees for ...

Do you have a tree with a dead, damaged, badly placed or rotting branch that needs to be pruned off? To avoid danger to yourself and damage to the tree, plan carefully before you cut. “Wood is heavy,” ...