Waiting until the leaves drop in fall is a rule of thumb for pruning shade trees, mainly because you can see bare limbs better, and the job is less “messy” without leaves attached to the cut branches.

When the summer is gone and you're knee-deep in autumn, landscape maintenance tasks can fall pretty far down on your to-do list. The temperatures are cooling, and you're bringing out coats, hats, and ...

Do I need to cover my strawberry plants with straw in the winter? I already have cardboard and black plastic under them. Will this be enough to protect the crowns and roots from freezing? Yes, it is a ...