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13 Trees You Should Never Plant In Your Yard

13 Trees You Should Never Plant In Your Yard For most people, the end of summer and approach of autumn means cooler temperatures, harvest time for crops, a

Power Perennials: Plants That Thrive No Matter What

Add some flower power to your garden this year with any of these tough-as-nails perennial bloomers. No green thumb required!

Twenty Trees You Should Not Plant

It’s that time of year when the weather gets warmer, days get longer, and everything is ready to grow again. Americans will spend billions of dollars planting flowers, shrubs and trees, like …

The right way to plant a tree

If spring planting time includes a new tree for your yard, whether it’s fruit, ornamental, shade or other type, it’s important to know proper planting rules to ensure your investment grows strong and beautiful to serve you for many years to come.

She spent two years taking care of the ‘perfect plant.’ Then, she realized it’s plastic

"I feel like these last two years have been a lie."

How to Feed Birds All Year Long

As the seasons change from winter to spring to summer to fall, switch up what you're serving in your feeders to attract more birds to your backyard.

10 Gorgeous Flowers Named After the Royal Family

How to Water New Trees, Shrubs, and Other Plants

Award-winning landscapers and landscape designers in Lancaster, PA explain how to water your new trees, shrubs, and flowers in your new plantings.

Protecting Plants In A Freeze: Best Way To Cover And Keep Plants From Freezing

Unexpected freezes can devastate landscapes and gardens. It can leave a gardener wondering how to protect plants from freezing and what is the best way to cover plants. Read here to find out.

Evergreen Trees for Screens, Buffers and Hedges

This article provides helpful tips for selecting and planting trees for a screen, buffer or hedge planting

Choose the right shrubs for your yard

Whether you’re looking to increase your curb appeal or simply spruce up your home’s landscaping, shrubs are a great way to go. They provide focal points, fill in bare spots, and, depending on the shrub, can offer beautiful color and even fragrance.

Plant a Bee Garden for Honeybees

Plant a bee friendly garden. Plants and flowers used to attract honeybees and other pollinators. Planting native wildflowers, herbs or vegetable garden.

Ask an Arborist: Do Weed-Eaters and Lawn Mowers Hurt Trees?

Take care when you use lawn equipment near trees so you don't damage the tree's vascular system.

Selecting Trees for Your Yard

Because trees can live for decades -- centuries in some cases -- it's important to match the tree to the correct site.

Why fall is the best time to plant trees

Plus, 5 tips to ensure a healthy tree for years to come.

Add Perennials To Beautify Your Landscape

Adam Bachman, of Bachman's Floral, explains (3:07). WCCO Mid-Morning - October 3, 2019

7 ways to help trees and shrubs survive heat and drought

By Gary JonesIt’s one thing to let our lawns go brown when water is tight. They probably shouldn’t have been planted in the first place. A thoughtful reimagining will no doubt result in a reasonably easy-to-achieve and beautiful substitutionTrees and shrubs are another matter, however. They are not easily replaced, nor should we be doing so. Most well-established trees and shrubs are quite waterwise…