Our shade trees are proud to have a chance to prove themselves in our landscapes. If we’re careful when we choose them, and attentive to their needs from that day on, they’ll be faithful servants for ...

“To know the smoke tree is an experience; but one cannot know it at its strikingly best unless he has seen it in full flush of flower in June or early July, after the first blast of summer heat has ...

I’ve had some recent interactions with people frustrated by tree roots that surface, causing mowing difficulties and potential ankle-twisting opportunities. What can be done with surface roots?

Tree roots growing at or slightly above the soil surface are called surface roots. Homeowners having trees with these surface roots are frustrated with the additional challenges posed by mowing and ...

Question: I had a 3-year-old mesquite tree in my front yard that just blew over in the wind today. The landscapers planted it in the grass without a drip system. I was told watering the lawn would be ...

Agroecology is an applied science and a practice that uses ecological concepts and principles to achieve more harmonious, synergistic interactions between people and the environment in landscapes ...