The trees in your yard are a crucial part of the ecosystem thriving outside your home. They serve as homes to several creatures and fuel your garden with clean and cool air, all while strengthening ...

Autumn brings renewed vigor to the garden. Trees ignite in fiery hues. Asters and sunflowers erupt with autumn blooms. Even our vegetable gardens regain productivity. The crisp nights and cool days of ...

You may have noticed some of the classic signs of fall in your garden in recent weeks, with leaves browning and dropping from trees, shrubs and hedges taking on a redder or orange tinge, and fall ...

Proper care now contributes to success next spring. As autumn settles over Iowa, it’s easy to think gardening season is winding down. But for trees — especially those newly planted — fall is a ...

Fall is the season most of us associate with winding down and settling in as the air turns crisp and the days become shorter. However, this season can also be one of the most transformative, ...

When I sit down to write these articles in the fall, I always get the feeling that what I write about needs to be inspirational. Then, as I wrote that, it seems a bit dramatic. Now I am asking myself, ...

Many people travel to New England in October to see the wonderful fall color in the deciduous forests. A large proportion of the color is provided by maples, including the sugar maple, red maple and ...

Aim to fertilize fruit trees in spring or early summer. This timing allows the trees to absorb nutrients they can use for new growth and fruit production, says Lauren St. Germain Kidd, the owner of ...

I’ve got an old math problem for you. If you hang a horseshoe on a tree branch that’s 5 feet above ground, and the tree grows 1 foot per year, how high will the horseshoe be in 10 years? If you ...

Nothing beats the spectacular show fall foliage puts on in the autumn, and you don’t have to travel states away to experience beautiful color. These 17 trees will turn your landscape into a seasonal ...

I read that fall is the best time to fertilize your lawn. My lawn looks good right now. Is it really necessary? I normally fertilize my lawn just twice a year. I consider the fall application more ...