Everyone wants a lush garden, but not everyone wants to wait for their plants to reach full maturity. One great solution is fast-growing native plants, which can grow several feet tall in just a year, ...

Trees are a wonderful addition to any yard. Whether you are using them as ornamental privacy barriers or establishing a fruit orchard, having trees in your yard can add both beauty and function. Yet, ...

Fast-growing trees can give you a natural shield of privacy within a few short years. If you're looking to create privacy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cardinal with wings spread landing on a tree branch. - Gordon Magee/Shutterstock Gardeners with a creek running through their yard ...

It's easy to overlook the importance of hummingbird perches, but these space-saving trees will provide plenty of spots for ...

A yard with a lawn, border plants, and several healthy mature trees. - Imagesbybarbara/Getty Images Today, many Americans wholeheartedly embrace instant gratification. Technology — from the quick hits ...

As winter begins to ebb in a few weeks, people will be thinking about landscape issues again. An unfortunate question I am sometimes asked is similar to this: “I lost my prized shade tree! What can I ...

Professor Jens-Christian Svenning with a specimen of the species Aspidosperma polyneuron in Argentina. The tree is an example of one of the “slow” species that are declining despite their high ...

I love what Xilin Zhang is doing by turning her lawn into a native plant garden in New Hyde Park [“On LI, native gardens grow despite hurdles,” News, July 21]. But I am outraged the village threatened ...

Purdue Landscape Report: An unfortunate question I am sometimes asked is similar to this: “I lost my prized shade tree! What can I plant that will grow fast and give me shade?” While there is no ...