There are still things you can do to prepare your lawns and gardens to manage the winter and emerge healthier next spring.

When you look at the four seasons we go through in a year, it comes to our attention that the trees and bushes only have ...

Knowing the ill effects buckthorn has on native northern Illinois landscapes, we quickly removed and disposed of it, while ...

Keep your garden interesting and attractive through the winter by waiting until early spring to cut back perennials. Some ...

Dear Grant, William and Kate, When I was little, I liked to climb trees. I loved to grip the bark as I got higher and higher. Now I mostly hug trees – but I still love the way bark feels under ...

Native plants alone won’t eradicate buckthorn once it’s established. It first needs to be cut down or treated with an herbicide. But when planted in the right densities, the native grasses and shrubs ...

Glossy buckthorn, a small, woody tree from the Rhamnaceae family, is an understory invasive that produces large amounts of seeds and outcompetes many native species. It’s also both sun and shade ...

If you cut down a tree, you can read an environmental record. Now climate change is complicating the narrative.

The next step in the City’s annual tree removal program is set to begin. Trees in parks and natural areas that are hazardous, ...

The sea buckthorn, a tiny berry of a yellow-orange hue, hails from chilly areas such as the Himalayas and Northern Europe. This highly nutritious superfood houses a plethora of healthy nutrients ...

Beads in shades of red, black and gold – autumn treasures growing naturally, abundantly, wild, without a plan: rowan, blackthorn, sea buckthorn. These edible plants ... bitter or tart varieties. Rowan ...

"If this can smooth my feet, it could take bark off a tree." "This shaver works a lot better than I was expecting," agreed another shopper. "My feet were full of hard dried skin. This shaver made ...