Person adding soil backfill to a pine tree sapling - Anastasiia Krivenok/Getty Images When it's time to prep your yard's soil for planting a tree, grabbing some compost may seem like an obvious step.

Trees are often planted too deep by homeowners and professionals, so it is a good idea to understand how to position a new tree at the proper depth. Recently planted trees that resemble telephone ...

Trees and shrubs add beauty and value to a home’s landscape but if they are improperly planted they can bring headache and worry. Properly planted trees and shrubs will establish quicker, be more ...

Clay soil is expansive and can cause serious damage to your home’s foundation. Foundation settlement is a common foundation problem, especially for homes in Denver built on damp clay soils. These ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - At Akin’s Nursery in Shreveport, owner Jennifer McGimsey says one of the biggest challenges local gardeners face is right under their feet: Northwest Louisiana’s heavy clay soil.

An old adage says the best time to plant a tree was yesterday, and the next best time is today. That rings true in autumn as October can be the best time of the year to plant trees and shrubs in the ...

Backfill soil from a tree planting. March means the outdoor gardening season is within reach. While waiting for our landscapes to dry out and warm up, let’s review garden terminology. (There will be ...

I bought three of the same trees last year. All three bloomed this spring, but later one developed some dead limbs. Now the rest of the tree is wilting and dying. There are no signs of bugs, holes in ...