Have you ever sat beneath the branches of a stately weeping willow in full bloom in late winter? Or have you ever taken in ...

What flowers or plants can I plant to attract hummingbirds?  —Bruce Palmer, Algonquin Seeing a hummingbird is always a ...

While cinnamon does have pest- and disease-repelling properties, how you apply it matters. Gardeners sometimes tout cinnamon as a repellent for pests and a remedy for plant diseases. Is this common ...

Keeping plants alive can be hard. Maybe you forgot to water that shriveled-up thing in the pot, or maybe you gave it too much ...

America the Beautiful” were the words penned by poet Katharine Lee Bates on July 22, 1893. Bates taught English at Wellesley ...

Property buyers will often judge a home by its lawn, foliage and overall curb appeal so it pays to make sure your outdoor ...

Silk tassel bush and Pacific wax myrtle are two low-maintenance evergreen shrubs that you can plant in front of your fence to ...

This evergreen native of the Pacific coast has small flowers that bloom in the spring and clusters of drupes, small fruits with a stone in the center, that form in the late fall. Silk tassel bush, ...

We saw die-back in trees coming out of winter. In some cases, it is environmental stress from drought stress and winter ...

Trees provide essential structure while adding their own unique beauty to the landscape. Discover gorgeous flowering trees ...

A tree-killing disease known as Laurel Wilt is affecting over 20 counties in North Carolina. The N.C. Forest Service recently ...