Person adding soil backfill to a pine tree sapling - Anastasiia Krivenok/Getty Images When it's time to prep your yard's soil for planting a tree, grabbing some compost may seem like an obvious step.

October is a fine time to plant a tree or shrub. “The air has cooled off, but the soil is still pretty warm,” said Spencer Campbell, Plant Clinic manager at The Morton Arboretum in Lisle. That means ...

We just bought our first home and my bride wants this year's Christmas tree to be one we can plant in the yard, to be a ...

Do not remove the tree from the warm indoors and put it outside if temperatures are freezing. It’s best to let the tree ...

Fruit trees are always a great addition to your garden. As well as looking pretty and making your garden smell great, they also provide quicker and cheaper fruit options than supermarkets and are ...

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"These are bristlecone pine and they are very unique." Sharon Harding-Shaw walks the rows and rows of trees that fill sections of Harding Nursery in Colorado Springs. "You can always tell the ...

Earth Day is a day dedicated to showing support for environmental protection. Each year, Florida Power & Light maintains vegetation along approximately 17,000 miles of powerlines across Florida. The ...

When I lived in New York City, the view from my kitchen window was framed by a tremendous scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea) who towered over the brick homes below — a 150-year-old remnant from before the ...

With many areas of Southern California starved for shade, the region’s largest water supplier has launched a rebate program offering residents and businesses up to $500 as an incentive to plant trees.