We just bought our first home and my bride wants this year's Christmas tree to be one we can plant in the yard, to be a ...

A drenched yard doesn't have to mean defeat. One oak species thrives in soggy soil, turning rain-soaked land into a lush ...

Person adding soil backfill to a pine tree sapling - Anastasiia Krivenok/Getty Images When it's time to prep your yard's soil for planting a tree, grabbing some compost may seem like an obvious step.

Plus, a California native that can make do with little, if any, summer water and tolerate light shade and imperfect soil drainage.

October is a fine time to plant a tree or shrub. “The air has cooled off, but the soil is still pretty warm,” said Spencer Campbell, Plant Clinic manager at The Morton Arboretum in Lisle. That means ...

The extra time and effort spent on proper tree planting is a small investment for the long dividends paid by a tree in the garden.

To fight climate change, companies and nonprofits have been promoting worldwide planting campaigns. Getting to a trillion is easier said than done. Villagers hired by Eden Reforestation Projects ...