Want to add a tree to your landscape? Follow this checklist of tree planting tips and learn to care for trees from the roots ...

Spreading mulch around the bases of trees is a terrific idea. If done correctly, it improves growing conditions for trees, especially freshly planted ones. “Mulching is beneficial for newly planted ...

Have you ever driven around and saw piles of mulch against a tree that resembled a volcano-shape? Some people may even think that it is more attractive like that, but it is slowly killing the tree.

To help a tree or shrub, spread mulch over its roots the right way — as a layer, not a mountain. “All too often, you see mulch heaped up around a tree’s trunk,” said Sharon Yiesla, plant knowledge ...

Mulch volcanoes come from people making a well-intentioned yet destructive mistake in tree care. When mulch is piled high ...

Today is Arbor Day, that day devoted to encouraging people to planting a new tree or three. You might run into a variety of differing advice on exactly how to do this deed correctly. It doesn’t help ...

My landscape company was just working on my garden and finished edging all the beds and tree rings. Should I be concerned about the soil piled up against the base of my trees? Routine annual edging of ...

You can safely remove cypress tree knees without hurting the tree. Simply dig down around a knee a few inches deep, and cut the knee off horizontally below the soil surface. (SCOTT THRELKELD) QUESTION ...