When the winter season is in full force, your yard and garden can look a bit bleak. Here's a tree that will provide visual ...

A couple of weeks ago, the doorbell-camera app on my phone flashed an alert: There is motion at your front door. This was ...

They often end up in landfills, decomposing and releasing methane, a greenhouse gas more than 25 times as powerful as carbon ...

▪ Plant asparagus roots. These are long-term vegetables that are sold in early January as dormant 2-year-old roots. Buy ...

"January is a highly beneficial time to prune trees and shrubs because this is the dormant period for many plants in coastal ...

Hemlock woolly adelgid has been moving north along Lake Michigan since 2015 and is now present in Allegan, Antrim, Ottawa, Muskegon, Oceana, Mason, Benzie, Leelanau and Washtenaw counties. It is an ...

This past summer, a colony of bald-faced wasps took up residence right next to my garage door. Because I know how beneficial ...

Japanese maples are beautiful and require the proper treatment to keep them healthy and thriving. One way to care for them is ...

A windstorm that forecasters described as potentially destructive and life-threatening was developing across the Southern California, dramatically raising the risk of wildfires for the next several ...

Even small yards deserve the abundant wildlife that oaks can bring. This small, drought-resistant species is perfect for ...

Don’t get carried away when doing this. About half the height of the plant should have foliage. So, for a 6-foot-tall sweet ...

January is a busy month for ordering seeds, starting seeds, and thinking about which plants you will select in spring for ...