This year's dry winter and weather pattern swings over the past decade impacting Illinois forests and home gardens ...

If you’ve ever considered planting a tree, now is the perfect time to do so. Most trees go dormant in winter, making ...

As you approach spring landscaping chores, you might be considering adding a dogwood tree to your yard. Types of dogwood trees vary from the 6- to 12-inch miniature dogwood “tree” known as bunchberry ...

Quaking aspens store chlorophyll beneath their bark (particularly in younger trees), this is what gives the trunk a greenish cast. This helps them to continue to produce sugars, at least when the days ...

An excellent choice for a small ornamental tree with year-round interest is the kumquat or one of its hybrids, which do not ...

Many small trees are available ... which appear in late winter and early spring. Newer cultivars — such as one called Butterflies — that feature yellow flowers are now hitting the market.