It may seem like fast-growing trees can be the answer to most of your landscaping problems. Who wouldn't want extra shade, colorful blooms, and a wildlife hot spot that doesn't take decades to mature?

Adding a large tree to your garden can provide a shady spot for relaxing. But this fast-growing variety may cause more harm ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two women planting potted tree saplings in a backyard. - Nikola Stojadinovic/Getty Images Fall gives you the perfect opportunity ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A pretty mocking bird sitting on a tree branch - Michael Dean Shelton/Getty Images Even if your yard is already worthy of envious ...

Fall offers a great opportunity to plant trees. Newly planted trees can establish themselves strongly and quickly in warm, moist soils and enjoy the cooler temperatures of early fall. There are no ...

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 ...

Avoid these six invasive trees that harm native ecosystems and create long-term problems in Southern yards. Learn what not to plant—and what to grow instead.

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 ...

Many gardeners understand the ecological importance of native plants, which are those plants that occur naturally in a geographic area, and have evolved over thousands of years, shaped by local ...

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 ...