How to Remedy Common Yard Problems
The word lawn comes from the Middle English word launde, which meant a clearing in a woodland. It referred to those peaceful and serene meadows that you may encounter when hiking through a forest.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN HERE
ENQUIRING MINDS WANT TO PLANT!
Knowledge and resources about plants and planting are so vast they can be overwhelming. The best approach is to take advantage of information based on your areas of interest and then seek the guidance of a plant professional. Your local nursery or garden center has inspired people ready to offer advice.
LEARN, ASK, PLANT!
Do You Know When to Plant in Illinois?
Planting dates are determined by two things: the first and last frost dates where you live and how much time it takes for a crop to mature.
Protecting New Trees from Frost & Animals
Winter is hard on new trees and many have died because of harsh conditions the season brings. Even trees planted for a few years can succumb to the many problems winter’s savage temperatures.
Advantages of Big Trees in the Landscape
As kids, many of us made lots of great memories thanks to the towering trees around us. We remember the tire swing in the backyard of our childhood home, the trees we’d climb while camping at the lake, or the family picnics in the shade of a giant oak.
Poinsettia Care Guide: Keep Your Blooms Beautiful
It’s easy to treat poinsettias like another Christmas decoration, one to put on display wherever they look best, and then kindly put away—or discard—when the holidays are over. But these festive plants are as alive and eager to grow as any of our year-round houseplants.
You’re to(o) mulch
Happy, healthy plants start with the roots and soil care, amending at the time of planting and mulching thereafter.
Eliminating evergreen errors
Junipers, Yews, Boxwoods, Pines, Hemlocks — you name it in the evergreen family and chances are you’ll find what you need here to keep your evergreens happy, healthy, and beautiful.
Five reasons to plant more evergreens
Oak, maple, and elm often take the spotlight in summer, but when the deciduous leaves blow away in the fall, conifers take center stage.
When to trim evergreens
Evergreens bring great balance to landscape, providing incredible texture and depths of green.
Tree pruning tips
Pruning is done while trees are in their dormant stage before roots start pushing bud growth in the spring.
