Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...

An unsatisfactory approach to tree maintenance or pruning is “topping” it. Topping is the indiscriminant removal of branches of a tree above an arbitrary height, leaving unnatural, grotesque stubs and ...

Nick has seven years of experience in the home improvement industry. He started his career marketing for dozens of flooring providers and related home services across North America. Today, he is a ...

After the whole realization about Santa, one of the hardest truths to swallow about Christmas is the personal responsibility for the large-scale tree murder. It dawned on me, as an eight-year-old ...

We don’t often think about the roots of trees until there is a problem. A forester friend of mine called it a “fencepost mentality.” Being underground, they are often out of sight out of mind. However ...

Christmas tree supply is expected to remain steady. With the most wonderful time of the year around the corner, it may be worth it to consider buying a real tree to hide presents under this year. With ...

The turkey has been finished, the Thanksgiving plates have been cleaned, and many Americans have turned their attention to Christmas, which brings a conundrum for some: The Christmas tree. For people ...

The 2025 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony will return this week to continue New York City’s annual holiday tradition. Standing 75 feet tall in New York’s Rockefeller Plaza, the ...

If Hyperion is considered the world's tallest living tree but no one is allowed to see it, is it still the tallest? Well, yes — but starting now, visitors who attempt to see the Guinness World Record ...

This week's No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 is one you've probably heard before — over and over again. For decades. "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"— sung by Brenda Lee, and first released 65 ...