Conifers—thanks to their striking silhouettes, noteworthy growth habits, remarkable evergreen textures and variety of hues—are “gotta-have-it” landscape additions for today’s gardeners. Thankfully ...

For those thinking about adding a tree or shrub to their landscape, fall is a great time while the soil is still warm to plant many different types of ornamentals. There are a few exceptions for some ...

It seems pretty simple to plant a tree. Dig a hole. Drop in a tree. Fill the hole. Add water. Go back inside and have a beer. What could go wrong? Yet year after year, we see trees planted incorrectly ...

It has been said that the best time to plant a tree was 10 years ago. But for those of us who missed that deadline, we can still make up for lost time. In much of California, fall is the ideal time to ...

With the waters high in the cypress areas of our county, now is the perfect time to see the bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) ...

Now that Christmas and New Year's is over, it is time to have a little talk about the North Pole. No, I am not referring to the home place of the Jolly St. Nick but North Pole arborvitae, Proven ...