Once promoted by the government as the perfect ornamental landscape tree, Bradford pears are now seen as a dangerous scourge ...

In the garden In her book “Plant This, Not That,” Elise Howard offers more than 200 substitution ideas for invasive plants.

The roots of that big tree in your yard may be infiltrating your underground plumbing right now. If the species is shallow-rooted, it's even more likely.

The tree that has invaded the South and brings comments of, "What's that smell?" is about to start blooming once again as we inch ever closer to warmer weather and the first day of spring. Bradford ...

In Florida, you are responsible for cleaning up any debris that falls onto your property from a neighbor's tree. Moving leaves from your yard back into your neighbor's yard or into the street is ...

Trees can provide a multitude of benefits to your garden and the planet, but the worst trees to plant in your yard cause more headaches than they're worth. These are the varieties that grow too large, ...

Cutting down a tree can be quite an arduous undertaking, and how to kill a tree stump is a bit of a mystery. But if a tree is long in the tooth (or…branch?) and threatens to fall over, cut down it ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- When Natasha Nicholes and her family moved to a corner of West Pullman 10 years ago, the land was barren. But Natasha and her husband, Shomari, saw potential-a vision to transform ...

ATLANTA — A tree has taken over the yard of a 73-year-old woman, and she says it fell from property next door. The home is near a creek on Avon Avenue in southwest Atlanta. Brenda Dixon, the homeowner ...

Three giant horse chestnut trees, each over 80 feet tall, stand guard in front of my house. They are gentle giants, producing fragrant blossoms in spring and cooling the house in summer. They vanquish ...

Q: I am looking at trees to plant in my yard. Are there any specific ones that I should avoid? A: Here are some truly awful trees that I recommend against planting. Most of these are on the invasive ...