Winter may seem like an odd time to head out with your pruners, but it's actually the ideal season for many trees and shrubs. With the leaves gone and branches exposed, you can clearly see the ...

As winter approaches, it’s time to start thinking about how to protect your trees and shrubs from the harsh weather ahead. I know how heartbreaking it can be to lose a beloved plant to winter ...

Evergreen trees don’t shed their leaves or needles every winter like deciduous trees, hence the name ‘evergreen’. Instead, the leaves and needles have a waxy coating called cutin that helps ...

Trees with shallow root systems. In warmer climates where the soil may not stay frozen all winter, shallow-rooted trees such as dogwood, redbud, and Japanese maple are vulnerable to damage from ...

In the fall, deciduous trees shed their leaves as a protective measure to prepare for the upcoming winter cold. Deciduous trees include oaks, maples, birches and willows, and any other tree you ...

I challenge the thought that from July 1 until the end of August nothing can be done in the garden. My suggestion is that you ...

Trees are pruned for many reasons. Often they are practical reasons of how they impact on our lives, such as to ensure a tree ...

We saw die-back in trees coming out of winter. In some cases, it is environmental stress from drought stress and winter ...

If you’ve driven along Flathead Lake in the summer, you’re familiar with the rows of cherry trees and roadside stands selling ...