Winter can be the good time to evaluate your home landscape and make plans for planting new trees and shrubs when spring arrives. The starkness of the winter landscape, especially under a blanket of ...

Patience is a virtue, and many trees require it. "Trees, in general, live on a much longer timeline than we do, with many living for hundreds, and some even thousands of years," says Nancy Gaspari, an ...

The cool season from November through February is an excellent time to plant hardy trees, shrubs and ground covers in our area. That makes the next few weeks a great time for planning landscaping ...

"AI can be useful in landscape design under different circumstances," writes columnist Tom Karwin. "If you already have a plan in mind for a targeted bed or the entire garden, AI can provide new ...

Does your landscape need a boost from new trees, shrubs or groundcovers? Arbor Day is coming next month (April 30), and we’re beginning to enter a great time to plant woody plants. Let me encourage ...

As the colder months fade away, it’s the perfect moment to breathe new life into your outdoor space. The arrival of spring offers an opportunity to transform a tired yard into something colorful, ...

Landscape professionals may disagree on plenty, but one thing is more or less universally accepted: Late fall to early spring is the best time to plant most trees and shrubs. That means we’re entering ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Purdue University’s 1869 Tree Planting Master Plan received an award for environmental stewardship from the Indiana Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects. The award recognizes ...