If you are thinking of planting deciduous fruit trees, now is the time to plan for this project. In the coming weeks, bare-root deciduous fruit trees will be arriving in nurseries. Unfortunately, in ...

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

There is still time to plant deciduous trees and shrubs, though you will find mixed opinions on whether planting this late in November is advisable. The weather forecast for the next couple of weeks ...

A great task to add to your list is planting bare-root trees, such as silver birch and magnolia, before the ground freezes.

Although many plants have gone dormant, the winter garden is still an active place. Birds are feasting on last season's seed heads, filling their bellies and dropping seeds all over the ground. These ...

In elementary school, most of us learned the basic differences between deciduous and coniferous trees. Deciduous trees have leaves that change color and drop in the fall, and coniferous trees have ...

Chinese pistachio (Pistacia chinense) joins ginkgo and tallow tree in a noteworthy group of deciduous species indigenous to ...

From left, volunteers James Fullard of East Baltimore, Gabriel Resende Mourao, a Loyola University student, and Langston Smith of Pikesville plant a sapling as volunteers chip in, planting deciduous ...

The dormant season is a great time to sow flower seeds, establish trees and shrubs, and get started on the vegetable garden. Although many plants have gone dormant, the winter garden is still an ...