With the seemingly ubiquitous supply of mechanical air conditioning around us these days, it can be easy to forget what it meant in the “old days” to have a big old shade tree in the back yard. When I ...

One method to develop a greener thumb: Knowing when to water your plants. The general rule for watering plants, or your lawn and garden, is to water them once a week. However, your flowers and other ...

Lots of trees get planted in April, at least in Illinois. What follows is a “will they, won’t they…survive?” In multiple instances, I’ve come across a tree that gets planted and maybe watered once to ...

One of the sweetest fruits associated with summer is the peach. There is nothing quite like having a gooey peach cobbler at a summer cookout. That is exactly why a lot of gardeners choose to cultivate ...

People plant large numbers of trees, shrubs, ground covers, flowers and vegetables in the spring. The need to regularly and properly water is especially critical for these new plantings, as well as ...

As you drive around the South, I challenge you to find a town without crepe myrtles. My town has planted white crepe myrtles along every main thoroughfare so that it looks like the trees are covered ...

Every day, I get my weather forecast from our local TV newscast. In our outdoor business, the weather can have a great impact on our day. This is why I am glad we have several great meteorologists on ...

Many new trees — 5 years old or younger with trunks 2 inches or less in diameter — can survive and thrive on 10 gallons of water a week. Halyna Bobyk Getty Images In our Reality Check stories, Wichita ...

Lemon trees are winter hardy in USDA hardiness zones 8 through 11, but container-grown trees can be overwintered indoors in other zones. Once established, lemon trees develop some drought tolerance, ...

Discover the main reasons you should be considering watering trees in winter, including when to check the levels and how to ...