When you're short on space in your landscape, it's vital to choose the right tree so it doesn't overwhelm your yard. Here are some to avoid and some to plant.

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Diagnostics of plant issues is one role of Extension horticulturists. In this article, I’ll share some current issues we’re ...

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At a bend in Zambia’s Kafue River, the bicolored waterberry trees resemble an avenue planted along a city boulevard. Their ...

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Good fences make good neighbors.” The narrator of the famous Robert Frost poem “Mending Wall” wonders why his neighbor favors ...

Small maple trees that are ideal for compact yards include the hedge maple, the Florida maple, the trident maple, the ...

There’s a place in Concord, Ohio where watches seem unnecessary and smartphone notifications feel like intrusions from ...