Waiting a century for an oak to create shade in your yard is hard. However, the negative aspects of fast-growing trees make ...

Fast-growing plants have their benefits, but with these evergreens, there are also drawbacks. From being disease-prone to ...

Patience is a virtue, and many trees require it. "Trees, in general, live on a much longer timeline than we do, with many living for hundreds, and some even thousands of years," says Nancy Gaspari, an ...

A cold-hardy banana tree with maroon striped leaves, a snowbell tree that reblooms, and several more ever-higher-performing hydrangeas are among the most interesting new trees and shrubs hitting the ...

Planting fast-growing evergreen shrubs in your landscape is an easy way to create a privacy screen, reduce noise, and add beauty to your space. Evergreens provide year-long foliage so you don't have ...

It can be tough to find a fruiting tree that is frost tolerant. The good news is that one does exist. It grows quickly and it ...

Before, during, and after the 2024 drought, eco-gardeners from Croton-on-Hudson-based PLAN it WILD found themselves in especially high demand—experts at the sustainable landscaping company planted ...

I’ve got an old math problem for you. If you hang a horseshoe on a tree branch that’s 5 feet above ground, and the tree grows 1 foot per year, how high will the horseshoe be in 10 years? If you ...

How do I get rid of Johnson grass in my yard? Do I have to use something like Roundup or is there a safer and simpler way to eradicate this? Johnson grass can be difficult to eliminate, since it ...

For those thinking about adding a tree or shrub to their landscape, fall is a great time while the soil is still warm to plant many different types of ornamentals. There are a few exceptions for some ...