As a former realtor, general contractor and greenhouse operator, Kristi has touched nearly all aspects of homeownership, from the foundation up. Today, Kristi is a full-time investing and real estate ...

The cool season from November through February is an excellent time to plant hardy trees, shrubs and ground covers in our area. That makes the next few weeks a great time for planning landscaping ...

Winter can be the good time to evaluate your home landscape and make plans for planting new trees and shrubs when spring arrives. The starkness of the winter landscape, especially under a blanket of ...

Purdue Landscape Report: It’s that wonderful time of year again where temps are rising, life is coming back into the landscape, and people are thinking about how to improve the urban canopy around ...

LIFE IS BETTER with trees. Especially if you live in a city, where people and pavement create what’s known as an Urban Heat Island effect, isolated areas that are measurably hotter than surrounding ...

In Louisiana, we celebrate Arbor Day each year on the third Friday in January. This date is set aside as a time to celebrate trees by planting them. I think it is also appropriate to appreciate the ...

Company outlines practical considerations for homeowners as weather patterns, regulations, and maintenance expectations ...

As winter begins to ebb in a few weeks, people will be thinking about landscape issues again. An unfortunate question I am sometimes asked is similar to this: “I lost my prized shade tree! What can I ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Our recent column, “Thoughts about trees,” described the large trees in my garden, provided basic guidelines for tree care and promised a column about the ...

As spring arrives, our local nurseries and garden centers will be filling up, especially with the plants, trees, and shrubs that can go in early when temperatures are still a bit erratic. Optimal ...