The trunks of your fruit trees are prone to frost cracks and sun scald in the winter. Wrap them in this affordable, ...

Some kinds of shrubs are especially vulnerable to winter, and gardeners often try to protect them with sheets of burlap. Before you do, “make sure it’s really necessary,” said Julie Janoski, Plant ...

As winter approaches, get your trees and shrubs protected before it’s too cold. Wrap those trunks with tree wrap to protect ...

Here are eight jobs for the well-winter-prepped yard: Mulch acts like a blanket to keep the soil slightly warmer over winter, ...

Do you know how lumberjacks know how many trees they’ve cut down? They keep a log. Dad jokes aside, trees are a valuable resource that take years to reach full potential. Apple trees take an average ...

Growing figs on Long Island is easy. But getting trees to survive the winter takes a bit of work and dedication. Here's how it's done: Never use any plastic materials for any part of the process. 1.

Cold winters the past two years did more damage than usual to our landscape plants. Will this winter be three in a row? If you're worried about another round of browned-out evergreens and dead ...

Q: I planted three spruce trees last July, and two don’t look very good this spring. Two of them have brown needles on the ends of the branches and all over the top of the tree. I watered all the ...

Q: I see a number of people wrapping their evergreens with burlap, like bundling them up in a shroud. Is this supposed to keep them warmer or is it to protect them from Michigan winters? And should I ...

With memories of boxwoods ravaged by last January’s bitter cold spell, many gardeners are trying to protect shrubs this winter by wrapping them in burlap. “That can do more harm than good,” said Julie ...

Any shrubs that might be damaged by high winds, snowblowers or road salt should be wrapped in a material that breathes once freezing temperatures have arrived – but not before, advises master gardener ...