The San Diego Union-Tribune. During her career, Figueroa has written about massive wildfires, ...

One of North America’s richest ecosystems, sustained and shaped by Native peoples before European contact, nearly disappeared ...

Prune before new growth begins.

In an era where feeding a family of four at a fast-food restaurant can easily exceed $40, Maple Sugar & Vermont Spice offers ...

The rules are simple: offer your property as a place to plant seedlings and be willing to take in a minimum of 50. The ...

Volcano mulching is the act of piling up mulch in a small mound around a growing tree. While it is common, it is extremely ...

Whether Mother Nature takes out a tree or you have one removed for poor performance, as a safety precaution, or to improve the view, part of it remains, the stump. Big or small, you have some ...

Maple trees are thin-barked, so you will want to protect a young tree with a tree guard in the winter to prevent frost cracks ...

Now that Christmas is over, live Christmas trees can be difficult to maintain as compact Christmas trees, or accommodate ...

When the bark peels off, so does the cambium. The supply line to the roots is lost. The roots die because the phloem has been ...

To reduce wind resistance, Zampini suggests thinning the crown and pruning any dead or decaying branches, as this helps ...

For decades now, local naturalist Jim Gilbert has been providing his observations of the great outdoors. Here are a few area ...