Question. Rose bushes in our yard are tall, with few leaves and blooms. When should I do the trimming and how much? Answer. Just about a week away, mid-February is considered the best time to perform ...

What: Bald cypress, or Taxodium distichum, evokes the essence of the deep south. Few would think that a tree from the swamplands of the steamy southeastern U.S. would do so well in our Northwest ...

Q. I live on the Western Branch Reservoir and I’m seeing the shoreline deteriorating. The city of Norfolk put up some no-wake floats, but boaters ignore them. I grew 40-plus bald cypress seedlings in ...

“Cypress” is a name or nickname bestowed on a variety of species of trees. Technically, the term refers to coniferous trees in the cypress family Cupressaceae. In that group, there are true cypress ...

HARRY R. WRITES: What is the difference between the dawn redwood and bald cypress? A neighbor has two trees that looked like our coastal redwood trees, but according to the neighbor, they are really ...