Caterpillars feed birds, which provide pest-control services in our gardens by feeding thousands of insects each to their ...

"Our beautiful old tree is dying. What can we do?" This plea and others like it are often heard by local arborists. And although the primary suspects are often disease and infestation, there is ...

For a beautiful landscape with healthy shade trees, follow these underplanting best practices. Reviewed by Joseph Tychonievich A tree by itself has numerous benefits. It adds beauty, creates shade, ...

Landscaping around trees can be a difficult task, and cedar trees come with their own set of challenges. These dense evergreens cast thick shade and significantly reduce the amount of rain that ...

Purdue Landscape Report: It’s that wonderful time of year again where temps are rising, life is coming back into the landscape, and people are thinking about how to improve the urban canopy around ...

Our recent column, “Thoughts about trees,” described the large trees in my garden, provided basic guidelines for tree care and promised a column about the criteria for selecting the right trees for ...

When planning an outdoor space's landscaping, we tend to think mainly about the sprawling open spaces of our yards. Flower beds along a fence, sleek patio design trends, and stone garden paths are ...

Few shade trees are as distinctive in the home landscape as birch trees. Their unique bark characteristics, distinctive growth form and graceful delicate foliage are reason alone to feature one or ...

Purdue Landscape Report: April showers bring May Flowers. Many of us were taught this little rhyme to describe the weather of Spring. April has arrived along with the beginning of the Spring storm ...

After Hurricane Matthew Saw Palmetto plants quickly began sprouting new growth one month later. FORT MYERS, Fla. – Selecting appropriate landscape plants is critical to minimizing damage from ...

As spring arrives, our local nurseries and garden centers will be filling up, especially with the plants, trees, and shrubs that can go in early when temperatures are still a bit erratic. Optimal ...