FROM TREE CANOPY to herbaceous perennials, in sun and in shade, this year’s Great Plant Picks focus on garden plants that ...

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 ...

Do you know why perennials are so poor at math? In order to multiply, they divide. If you weren’t under the right rain cloud from midsummer on, your perennials, trees and shrubs are probably very dry.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Olive tree in a backyard bed Olive trees are ideally suited to hot and dry climates and can be very versatile plants for any ...

Can watering your plants actually kill them? As surprising as it sounds, yes, overwatering is one of the most common reasons ...

There's a right (and a wrong time) to water. By winter, most plants in the garden have gone to sleep for the season. But certain trees are still putting on a show with their beautiful evergreen ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - The moderate drought we’re experiencing through most of our region means a lot of you have been doing some extra watering. But there may be some things you don’t think about when ...

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 ...

Urban trees provide myriad benefits, while putting up with so much of our chaos. Here's what we can do to help them. I have a dorky habit to confess. Whenever my to-go iced coffee is finished, I dump ...

If a plant is sad, do you think other plants photo-sympathize with it? Trees, shrubs and other plants can easily become sad in the fall if their roots are struggling in dry soil. Ensuring that woody ...

Q: You have always said to add watering days instead of more water per application. During the hottest September on record, the water district ads told us to water fewer days (three in fall and one ...

As the temperatures climb into the 90s and above, most trees require more water, but more water means more costs. Kansas State horticulture expert Ward Upham says modifying soaker hoses can help ...