Fall is the best time to consider planting one or more shade trees to provide your spring garden with some relief. Here's a ...

Sitting under the wide canopy of a tree can cool you off on a hot summer day and even lower home-energy costs. If your landscape is treeless, the sooner a new tree grows a shady canopy, the better. A ...

The houseplants are back inside, the pots of annuals have been emptied and the containers won't be replanted until the spring. But in this rush to lay bare the winter garden, we may be missing an ...

Well-tended, colorful trees can add much-needed shade, privacy, and value to your property. With global deforestation a real environmental concern, every tree planted—even just one or two in the ...

There are lots of unique species of maple trees that can provide many years of shade. With so many options, there's a perfect ...

While fall seems like a time to wind things down in the garden, it can be a good time for some planting. This early-blooming ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! Many local schools are starting this week as Summer is almost gone. I hope everyone squeezed in a summer vacation before classes began. We all enjoy the ...

Dry shade plants are often difficult to find for gardens. Native ginger, bottlebrush buckeye, and Solomon's seal are three plants that tolerate dry shade. It's important to water plants thoroughly ...

Did you know that you can plant savings with shade trees? A member of the Salt River Project told us that a fully-grown tree can help reduce the annual energy bill by $50! SRP offers a free shade tree ...

Plant selection is one of the most important factors in designing a successful drought-tolerant landscape. Along with concern about plant size, texture, color and so on, we must be concerned about how ...

So, give the north minimum exposure and maximum natural protection in the winter. When selecting trees for energy efficiency, don’t plant evergreen trees near the house on southern exposures. Trees ...

The Lehighton Shade Tree Commission planted new trees Tuesday in Lehighton’s upper and lower parks. Judy Wingert, president, ...