From flowers to grasses, these companion plants can help fruit trees flourish by improving soil, deterring pests, and more.

Looking for the best plants for xeriscaping your garden? You’re in the right place. We put together a list of beautiful ...

In the Thuringian Forest or the Harz Mountains, dead spruce trees (Picea abies) dot the landscape like skeletons. Many have ...

Mountain ski guides frequent the high alpine where whitebark pine grows. Two are using their time in the backcountry to ...

Pine straw mulch helps maintain the right pH levels in the soil around azaleas. What's more, it also protects the roots from ...

A natural alternative to pesticides may be hiding in a misunderstood plant compound—but it could come at an environmental ...

How trees fare under drought depends heavily on their past experiences. In some cases, adversity breeds resilience: Spruce trees that experience long-term droughts are more resistant to future ...

Placing mulch around trees, shrubs, and planted beds provides additional benefits. In areas that are difficult to mow, irrigate, or otherwise maintain, you can use mulch to replace turf or other ...

Invasive goats endanger young trees But storms aren’t the only threat. Unlike pine or oak trees, which grow 60 to 90 centimeters (25 to 35 inches) per year, dragon’s blood trees creep along at ...

The Menominee Nation planted eastern white pine trees in Milwaukee as a symbol of peace and unity. The trees were planted as part of a week of events for Earth Week and Arbor Day.

This is what plants look like—from the inside out With his camera-mounted microscope, a photographer zooms in to the cellular level to capture the hidden beauty of poplars, pine cones, and ...