If you want to keep prying eyes out, but don’t want to—or can’t—install a fence, surround your property with these trees and ...

I’ve seen 12-foot high ‘Green Giant’ arborvitae and mature Skip laurel shrubs turn completely brown in recent months, and ...

As the vibrant colors of autumn give way to the stark beauty of winter, many gardeners worry about their landscapes losing ...

This weekend's yard jobs include "cleaning up" some of the landscape, building a compost pile, and saying goodbye to the sale ...

I moved to Highland Park this summer and have seen deer wandering the neighborhood. Are there any steps I need to take this fall to protect my garden? — Andrew Wilson, Highland Park The larger the ...

Because the soil has been so dry, not all of the rainfall we have recently received has infiltrated into the soil. Depending ...

When watering trees, instead of applying water only to the base of the trunk, be sure to extend the watering out beyond the ...

As for medium trees try trident maple, Chinese pistache, eastern redcedar, dogwood, crape myrtle, and several types of ...

There are many reasons why arborvitae is among the most popular plants for growing a living privacy fence. Its thick evergreen foliage creates a dense hedge when the trees are spaced properly ...

In order to multiply, they divide. If you weren’t under the right rain cloud from midsummer on, your perennials, trees and shrubs are probably very dry. The cracks in our yard are so wide that ...