We moved into our beautiful brick colonial — our dream house — in August 2018. Within eight to 10 weeks, I fell even more in love with our new home.

When we lived in Lakewood, we had a beautiful maple tree in our front yard, and each Saturday in fall, I'd rake all the leaves off the yard.

I'm glad to see fewer and fewer homeowners in my neighborhood bagging and discarding leaves; unlike previous years, I know ...

Ella Kitchens, Asst. News Editor Autumn on the hill is a blaze of red, orange, yellow, and brown. On Oct. 30, Jeremy King, ...

The general rule of thumb is to leave fallen leaves as and where they fall... but there is, as ever, an exception ...

The lack of hydration in the fall often has a negative affect on woody plants over the winter. Woody plants lose a lot of water over the winter due to wind, and since our soils are frozen, the plants ...

Pruning Japanese maples is a practice that not only enhances their natural beauty but also ensures their vitality and longevity in the garden - but what is the best time to do this?

This week, we were blessed with some rainfall. While the lack of rain has been somewhat of a blessing for those farmers getting their crops out at a record pace, ...

As fall foliage reaches its peak and begins to fade across most of the United States, trees are shedding their leaves in preparation for winter. This annual event poses a common question for ...

Q: I am planning a permaculture garden on my half-acre lot. I know it’s best to plant fruit trees first. Which fruit trees fare best in this region? I would love apple, peach, plum, cherry and ...

Here are a couple of November ideas that will help your trees and other plants get through the winter with less stress, plus an easy outdoor container planting idea that you will thank me for next ...

You’ve seen them in the movies and Halloween cartoons. They’re big. Their branches are bare and snarly. So, there lies the kernel of spookiness. In the 1982 film “Poltergeist”, a seemingly sentient ...