Avocado pits definitely make our list of food scraps you should never throw out. With a little patience, they can grow into ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It seems pretty simple to plant a tree. Dig a hole. Drop in a tree. Fill the hole. Add water. Go back inside and have a beer. What ...

What’s the most important step in planting a tree or shrub? Thinking it through first. “How a tree is planted makes a huge difference in how healthy it will be and how long it is likely to live,” said ...

Tomorrow is Arbor Day, and that means it’s a prime time of year to plant a new tree or three. There’s more to the deed, though, than just digging a hole and setting the rootball into it. “Operator ...

Soon, a three-year, $113 million project will launch with the mission to restore the sinking sea walls along the Tidal Basin and the Potomac River through West Potomac Park. Part of this project will ...

Could you find the root flare on a tree? Most of us have probably never heard the term, but that particular feature is key to properly planting a tree. A common mistake is to place the root flare too ...

When I lived in New York City, the view from my kitchen window was framed by a tremendous scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea) who towered over the brick homes below — a 150-year-old remnant from before the ...

When I lived in New York City, the view from my kitchen window was framed by a tremendous scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea) who towered over the brick homes below — a 150-year-old remnant from before the ...