Dear Master Gardener: We would like to plant a large shade tree with beautiful fall color to add to our landscape. Is a ...

Certain trees, like figs, crape myrtles, calamondins, ginkgos, and Japanese maples, can thrive when planted in pots rather ...

Looking for relief from the sun? These seven fast-growing shade trees are perfect for creating a cooler, more comfortable backyard in a short time.

Extreme heat can make a sunny garden unbearable. Here’s why a shady garden could be a better option, and expert tips for how ...

I spend my weeks searching for stays that beautifully translate the history, craftsmanship, and culture of a destination into ...

Discover beautiful small trees perfect for tight spaces, offering shade, privacy, and year-round visual interest.

I ’ve moved around a lot, and so have gardened in all sorts of settings. From a small, sun-trapped balcony in east London to ...

Dahlias will suffer in consistently wet earth, so make sure you don't plant them alongside flowers like irises, lily of the ...

When Jim and Sally Belcher planned a goodbye party for their 100-year-old Cottonwood they didn't expect 60 people to show up.

Europe is not built for the heat. It’s all that residents like the Monitor’s Paris correspondent can do to find ways to keep ...

Strawberries are known as heart berries or ode’iminan in Ojibwemowin and they play a special role in our regional ecosystems.

Earth may be alive: not as the ancients saw her — a sentient Goddess with a purpose and foresight— but alive like a tree. A tree that quietly exists, never moving except to sway in the wind, yet ...