Arborists see problems in newly planted trees in NuLu, part of the city's $12 million East Market Streetscape project, and many could need replanting.

We don’t think so! Spring-blooming shrubs, like lilacs, rhododendrons, and forsythia, are standouts at delivering early season color and year-round garden structure. Enhance the show by adding a few ...

Better tree choices keep a yard calmer for decades, trading cracked limbs, stained walks, and invasive spread for steadier beauty.

Skip the feeder and focus on cover, water, berries and calm routines; avoid over-pruning and chemicals to keep cardinals close by.

Pruning is a necessary task when you’re gardening, but did you know there’s a right and wrong way to do it? It’s not as simple as just hacking away at pieces of your plants and hoping for the best. In ...

Crepe myrtles should be pruned while the tree is dormant. Learn the best time to prune a crepe myrtle and what happens if you ...

This week's gardening column explains when to prune roses, butterfly bushes, and walnut trees, plus the benefits of no-till gardening.

Lynn AlbertsonN.C. Cooperative Extension Cooperative Extension is hosting a Free Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop with N.C. State Fruit Tree Specialist, Dr. Mike Parker, from 9-11 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb.

What’s the hardest thing, psychologically, for normally reasonable gardeners to do? For decades I have extolled folks to ...

View post: Amazon's 6-Pack of Heavy-Duty Storage Bags Is on Sale for $27 Late winter to early spring is prime time for pruning trees and shrubs. Pruning now allows better visibility, faster healing, ...

Wintertime offers few activities out in the garden other than filling bird feeders and carefully watching dormant plants for signs of awakening as spring nears. However, winter dormancy is the ...

The beauty of shrub and tree branches appears when leaves are absent. Take advantage of this time to prune woody plants to prevent crossing and rubbing branches, thin out dense ...