You mow it, water it, feed it and still, your lawn looks tired, patchy, or just plain disappointing. Sigh. Sometimes, even ...

Ask any hair stylist and they can quickly tell you what to do about unruly roots. Above-ground tree roots can be just as troublesome and require special attention. It can be time-consuming and ...

Bare root trees and shrubs, as the name suggests, are not sold in a pot or balled and burlapped. At the nursery bare root plants are grown in the ground, harvested as young plants, and sold without ...

Plumbing issues can get complicated — you might even need to call in a professional every now and then — but regular drain maintenance can prevent large clogs from forming, which will keep your pipes ...

If you live in a small house or apartment with a tiny patio, choosing a tree can feel like a gamble. You want shade, flowers, maybe even fruit, but you do not want roots lifting the floor or cracking ...

Microbes could help oak trees cope with environmental change. Publishing in Cell Host & Microbe, a study observing oaks growing in a natural woodland found that the trees' above- and below-ground ...

Microbes could help oak trees cope with environmental change. Publishing February 11 in the Cell Press journal Cell Host & Microbe, a study observing oaks growing in a natural woodland found that the ...

Martin Brook receives funding from the Natural Hazards Commission. In the days since last week’s fatal landslides at Mount Maunganui, there has been widespread discussion about what may have caused ...

There are several advantages to planting bare-root trees: they are usually less expensive, easier for gardeners to transport, and they will grow their roots entirely into native soil (rather than ...

Perhaps the most remarkable feature of all species, living and extinct, is their extraordinary interconnectivity. Each species on Earth can trace its roots back to the same cluster of ancestral ...

LAKE MICHIGAN - For the 26th holiday season, a U.S. Coast Guard ship is bringing a load of fresh-cut Christmas trees from Northern Michigan to Chicago to spread some holiday cheer. In making the trip, ...

Fall brings cooler temperatures, shorter days, and the perfect opportunity to prepare your landscape for winter while setting ...