Help apples, pears, and other fruit trees survive the cold with these winterizing tips. Remove leaves, windfall fruit, and weeds around trees, and mulch for soil insulation. Protect trees with tree ...

Five things to do in the garden this week: Fruit trees.This is the best time of year to plant fruit trees. If you choose to benefit from the advantages of fall planting, please make sure you use tree ...

The worst threat to young trees and shrubs in winter isn’t cold or snow. “It’s bunnies and Bambi,” said Sharon Yiesla, plant knowledge specialist in the Plant Clinic at The Morton Arboretum in Lisle.

If you’ve ever planted a young tree, you know how much care they need, especially when cold weather rolls in. Winter brings freezing temperatures, harsh winds, and sudden temperature swings that can ...

Our gardens face an endless list of challenges in the winter: subzero temperatures, drying winds, rogue snowplow drivers and never-ending snow can all wreak havoc on poor plants. Get ready to add ...

Remove leaves, windfall fruit, and weeds around trees, and mulch for soil insulation. Protect trees with tree guards, fencing, and frequent applications of a deterrent. Fertilize only if a soil test ...