Got young trees growing in your garden and live in a cold climate? Protecting your saplings from winter sunscald is essential ...

Schertz, Cibolo, Universal City, Live Oak and Selma all have options for residents to dispose of their Christmas tree following the holiday season.

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

Cut your tree into pieces and place them inside your green compost bin. If your tree is too big (or you can’t cut it), place ...

According to the Nature Conservancy, some 10 million live Christmas trees end up in landfills every year. There are options ...

This resilient fruit tree adapts to almost any soil, fills your garden with color, and produces antioxidant-rich fruits for a ...

A no-mow yard saves you time and money. There are many ways to approach it, depending on your region and aesthetic, from ...

There are many gardening principles I’ve learned along the way that I wish I knew when I began. For you new gardeners and ...

Whether you’re a home gardener or an industrial farmer, you might be familiar with mulching films — plastic sheets laid over the soil to protect seedlings and promote crop growth. But like many other ...

While spring and summer have traditionally been the busy times of the year for spreading mulch around trees, shrubs and other perennial plants, more homeowners and landscapers are spreading mulch in ...

Piling mulch too high, a practice known as "volcano mulching," is extremely harmful to trees and shrubs. Excessive mulch can lead to root dehydration, bark damage, and can eventually kill a tree. When ...