As you look toward the sunken garden from the steps of the Wren building, you will note two very large and stately oaks along the walk to the garden, a willow oak to the south (Quercus phellos) and a ...

Here are some very important things to consider before (choosing) and planting a new tree, especially large trees such as live oaks.

The white oak (Quercus alba) is a perennial tree of the Fagaceae family that best grows on rich, heavy, upland soil at a relatively slow growth rate of 12” to 24” every year. It is a medium to tall ...

Along with spruce and hawthorn, one of the best trees to plant in your backyard for bird-friendly winter habitat is the Chapman oak (Quercus chapmanii). Trees in the Quercus genus are among the ...

The snow-covered oak trees along Mandeville’s lakefront during the recent winter storm provided a postcard-like scene, albeit ...

By Cliff Johnson Carver/Scott Master gardener In the late 1940s, thousands of soldiers returned from WWII and immediately set about buying homes and producing children (i.e., the “baby boom”). The ...

By Sarina Rattler For the Salisbury Post As winter lingers, you may find yourself looking ahead to spring or summer. I certainly am. Dreaming of a beach vacation makes the winter doldrums pass by just ...

I admit I’ve never given much thought to cork. Turns out, you harvest cork from an oak tree, and the process is kind of like shearing sheep. You remove the cork (bark), and over time the ...