Planting more trees can help cool the planet and reduce fire risk—but where they are planted matters. According to UC Riverside researchers, tropical regions provide the most powerful climate benefits ...

Tomatoes aren’t really much different than other vegetables in that they want a soil that holds some moisture, but doesn’t ...

Communities across the U.S. are turning small plots of land into highly dense forests that grow quickly. Turns out these ...

Around the world, people plan to plant more than 1 trillion trees this decade in an ambitious effort to slow climate change and reduce biodiversity loss. But if the past is prolonged, many of those ...

Forests provide myriad benefits, including timber, wildlife attraction, local cooling and climate resilience. At the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, ecologists are testing which tree ...

Around the world, people plan to plant more than 1 trillion trees this decade in an ambitious effort to slow climate change and reduce biodiversity loss. But if the past is prologue, many of those ...

Arbor Day is April 24, and many of you may be considering adding a tree, or maybe several trees or shrubs, to your landscape. Before we get to the important steps of tree selection and planting, let’s ...

Communities across Iowa that want to spruce up their tree canopies can now apply for grants to buy trees to plant, and the grants will cover other costs like mulch, tree staking and protection, and ...

Does your landscape need a shade tree, or do you like some of the decorative small trees? Now is a good time to plant them. If you planted your tomatoes in the garden without covering them to protect ...

patting dirt around newly planted fruit tree - Alsu Faskhieva/Getty Images There is an undeniable satisfaction that comes from plucking healthy fruit from your own trees. Should you be looking to get ...