Arboricultural experts reveal how to plant trees in small gardens safely, from choosing the right species to avoiding boundary and root problems.

* What it is: A lot of needled evergreens tend to grow fast and soon overpower the allotted space while “baring out” at the bottom. Swiss stone pine is one of the slower-growing evergreens, staying in ...

What’s the most important step in planting a tree or shrub? Thinking it through first. “How a tree is planted makes a huge difference in how healthy it will be and how long it is likely to live,” said ...

Raise a glass to Mother Nature by investing in some bourbon, vodka, or gin.

We came home from a visit to the grandparents recently and found a tree in the backyard lying on the ground. One of the younger boys astutely pointed out that’s not how the tree was when we left it.

Late April is an excellent time weather-wise to plant a tree, which is why Pennsylvania decided decades ago to mark the last Friday of each April as Arbor Day. Nebraska newspaper editor J. Sterling ...

Once stretching across more than 90 million acres of the southeastern United States and much of eastern North Carolina, the longleaf pine is a living emblem of the region’s ecological ...

Despite Punxsutawney Phil’s February promise of more winter, like many of you, my mind has been on spring for a while now. I’m ready for things to green up and am looking forward to admiring others’ ...