The drying winter winds on fully exposed landscape sites constantly dry out ... Cold temperatures do sometimes cause damage. True frost cracks (cracks through the wood of a stem) are partially ...

If you have a few beautiful trees scattered across your yard, take these precautions to ensure they're able to survive during ...

The best time to prune most of our deciduous trees and shrubs is late winter. One reason is that insect pests and plant pathogens are dormant, just like the plants during the winter. If you were to ...

For insect pests, apply a horticultural oil in late winter to control aphids, mite eggs or scale. Be sure to get good coverage. A backpack sprayer should be sufficient for smaller trees.

Some oaks, including chestnut, pin, bur, scarlet and swamp, often retain dry brown leaves in the winter. Young trees of these species sometimes stay completely covered with them, while older more ...

A warm front will push in on Friday and give us a shot of some light snow accumulations in the afternoon and evening. Some light accumulations of a couple inches look likely mainly from the metro ...

During the winter months, Mallorca’s landscape is transformed by a spectacular natural display. The fields of many rural areas are now blanketed in white, not by snow, but by the delicate blossoms of ...

Michael gets ahead of aphids in fruit trees “by applying a winter application of dormant oil spray.” The oil actually smothers the overwintering aphid eggs. The oil should be applied during ...

43.2 x 64.4 cm. (17 x 25.4 in.) ...