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 ...

Although most trees can planted throughout the growing season, some are best planted in spring to ensure they get a strong start. Both your climate and the tree's characteristics play a part in making ...

If you are looking for a tree that provides all-season interest, is not bothered by insects, disease, deer, salt-spray, or pollution, and will live in most conditions, look no further than the ...

Although many plants have gone dormant, the winter garden is still an active place. Birds are feasting on last season's seed heads, filling their bellies and dropping seeds all over the ground. These ...

Autumn tightens budgets and shortens days. Gardeners still crave drama, shade and calm. One hardy choice quietly ticks every box. You want colour that stops the eye, shade that cools pavements, and a ...

Plants are great tools for increasing privacy – both for our gardens and homes. In particular, trees are the ideal place to ...

When the United States dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945, 140,000 people died — but a ginkgo tree in the city was among the survivors. Last week, a sapling grown from a seed from that ...

San Francisco will plant its “signature tree” in honor of Rose Pak at St. Mary’s Park, and though her name was Rose, it won’t be roses planted in her honor, but a ginkgo biloba tree. “The historic ...