There are many ways we mark the “end” of summer. Some refer to the beginning of school or the closing of the pool, while others view Labor Day as the ...

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Thanks to the oldest conservation nonprofit in the U.S., Huntington plans to spruce up the city’s lawns, parks and public spaces by planting 500 trees through a program called “Oaktober.” American ...

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A round-up of eight plants and shrubs you should never plant too close to your home, for fear of damaging your property.

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Is it possible a bird planted it to cheer up two 83-year seniors? A:  I do think a bird left you a gift. I am surprised this ...

The recipe for a brilliant foliage season starts long before autumn arrives. Drought or large fluctuations in temperature ...

Q. To save money I hired my neighbor – who claimed to have pruned many trees – to cut off some limbs of a larger maple tree ...

Sprinkle a little nitrogen-containing fertilizer (any commercial granular fertilizer, cotton seed meal or blood meal) over ...

Leaning elm at Kristina Pierce’s property on the 3400 block of Park Place. A northwest Evanston homeowner will be allowed to ...