When you admire a towering oak or a vibrant maple in your backyard, you’re only seeing half the picture. Beneath the surface ...

Tree roots may seem like a really boring subject, I know. However, trees are the anchors and framework of our landscape. They provide shade, breeze, spring flowers, fall colors, homes for creatures ...

A girdling root is one that circles the base of a tree at or just below the surface. Girdling roots can also girdle other roots but without harm. The most commonly affected species are maples, lindens ...

Dear Dr. Dirt: My potatoes have little pinholes all over the leaves. Is this a bug or disease problem? — Will, Greenwood Dear Reader: Looking at the picture of the damage, it is a flea beetle problem.

Much to the dismay of homeowners, landscape trees sometimes grow roots on top of the surface of the lawn, or possibly even buckle sidewalks and driveways. These surface roots can be quite a nuisance ...

Having just ripped up a big maple tree root that was buckling my driveway, I was about to throw it away when I realized that it was quite a large piece of wood. I could probably get 4 decently sized ...