When watering the plants in our gardens, many of us often overlook a particular plant type: trees. It's easy to assume that the trees in your yard are just fine and that you never need to do anything ...

With the seemingly ubiquitous supply of mechanical air conditioning around us these days, it can be easy to forget what it meant in the “old days” to have a big old shade tree in the back yard. When I ...

The little tree's first summer in the park could have been its last. The chokecherry sapling stood on a sunny hillside, barely taller than the joggers and dog walkers passing by on the path that ...

Watering trees feels like a summer task, not something for winter. However, there are valid reasons why you should consider watering trees during winter, and ignoring the task can leave them at ...

If you’ve been planting in the garden and live in southeastern Michigan, you know it’s dry. I get Michigan State University Extension weather updates that confirm what we already know. The last ...