The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

Ground covers are the ultimate team players of landscaping. They're the plants that stay low, spreading out like a mat, covering bare spots in your lawn where soil rudely pokes through. Like, for ...

See why, when, and how to heel in plants if conditions don’t all you to plant them in winter. See five simple steps for ...

Smallholder Sally Coulthard shares how to plant a woodland, with winter being the best time to get planting, as well as the ...

Staking prevents the root ball from shifting and incurring damage while the tree acclimates to its surroundings. To reap the ...

When I lived in New York City, the view from my kitchen window was framed by a tremendous scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea) who towered over the brick homes below — a 150-year-old remnant from before the ...

A person prepares to transplant a tree in their garden. Photo courtesy Getty Images. Welcome to our tree column, “Ask your local arborist.” Each month, arborists from the Davey Tree Expert Company in ...

When it comes to landscaping around trees, less is often more. One key to landscaping around trees is to not pack too many plants into one small area. New Backyard Smart video offers landscaping tips ...

Grass will not grow under a tree in my lawn, and I am planning on putting in a flower bed around the tree. The edging will be bricks, and I need to add some soil. Will this hurt the tree? J.T., Tulsa ...