Improve the biodiversity of your yard, provide shade, and help protect against erosion—all in a smaller space than you think you need. If you’re thinking of adding a tree to your landscape, whether ...

It seems pretty simple to plant a tree. Dig a hole. Drop in a tree. Fill the hole. Add water. Go back inside and have a beer. What could go wrong? Yet year after year, we see trees planted incorrectly ...

A steeply pitched lot can present a challenge for even the most seasoned garden designer. Many resort to terracing the slope to create flat ground to work within, but moving that much earth is ...

1. Dig the right-size hole: The hole should be twice as wide and one and a half times as deep as the root ball. But there is a risk in doing this of planting the tree too deeply. It is better, ...

Compared to the federal government's goal of planting two billion trees, a local non-profit like PlantForever might seem like a single leaf in the wind. But to founding president Marmik Patel, the ...

Arbor Day was celebrated in Connecticut on April 25. Since it is a day traditionally set aside for the planting of trees, perhaps you might consider adding one to your home landscape. If you haven’t ...