One thing you’ll want to leave off your landscaping to-do list, at least for a while, is pruning your oak trees. February ...

Tree removal crews spend the morning removing a large oak tree that had fallen over onto power lines early Wednesday morning.

Bringing down a massive oak tree requires careful planning and expert handling to ensure safety and efficiency. Each step, ...

This phenomenon, called marcescence, adds a unique dimension to the winter landscape, and gives me something to ponder while ...

This year's dry winter and weather pattern swings over the past decade impacting Illinois forests and home gardens ...

Q. I saw a photo on Facebook of a rattlesnake with its head looking up at the base of an oak tree and its enormous body stretched out in the ...

I have heard from a few residents who live in subdivisions where they are beginning to remove all the large trees (oaks, magnolia, etc.) because they are causing damage to the sidewalks or filling ...

When wet weather arrives, there’s always a risk for trees coming down. That’s what happened Monday at Steele Lane Elementary School in Santa Rosa. A giant tree in ...

Here are some very important things to consider before (choosing) and planting a new tree, especially large trees such as live oaks.

His daughter Julie, who taught at Oak Ridge High School, shares the story of her mom and dad, along with another retired ...

Upcoming program at Berkshire Botanical Garden STOCKBRIDGE – Berkshire Botanical Garden presents the following upcoming program: Fridays, Feb. 14 to Feb. 28, 1 to 5 p.m. This course, taught by Tom ...

To be on this side of the winter solstice, however imperceptible the lengthening of the daylight hours, fills me with relief. The sun’s slow return has begun, and I’m looking forward to the ...