After a busy season, many gardeners welcome the restful, dormant days of winter. Still, there are some to-dos to ensure your ...

While California fires present the problem of urban encroachment into wilderness areas, most Metro Detroiters wouldn't ...

Wildlife will find the most shelter from clusters of conifers rather than individual specimens, and a mix rather than a single variety. Cedar, spruce, hemlock, pine and fir are all heroes in a ...

The University of Missouri Extension and the Department of Conservation are enlisting landowners to plant and care for white ...

Spruces do not retain their needles for long, the needles are quite sharp, and the needles are not aromatic like those of firs. Norway spruce has very dark green needles. It retains them longer than ...

You’ve worked your way through the leftover ham, mashed potatoes, green beans and pie — but have you considered eating your Christmas tree ... go for white pine, easily identifiable by ...

Cut the tree into small pieces or mulch it to use in garden pots or landscaping, which will return nutrients to the soil. Depending on the type of gardening you’re doing and the type of tree you have, ...

More than 40 people recently signed up to help the University of Missouri Extension and the state Department of Conservation plant and raise white oak tree seedlings. The project is a part of the ...

The North Pole arborvitae was named Proven Winners' Landscape Shrub of the Year for 2025, and it grows just fine in the South ...

Snowdrops are fall-planted bulbs that ... groundcovers and under deciduous trees, which leaf out well after the snowdrops have finished blooming. When planting snowdrops in the lawn for a ...

These plants break through even the most frozen ground in late winter and provide winter blooms in shades of red, pink, white and ... conifer trees include many species of pine, fir and spruce.

Japanese black pine trees may be visually stunning, but growing them successfully entails knowing know what pests and diseases they're most susceptible to.