The cool season from November through February is an excellent time to plant hardy trees, shrubs and ground covers in our area. That makes the next few weeks a great time for planning landscaping ...

Our recent column, “Thoughts about trees,” described the large trees in my garden, provided basic guidelines for tree care and promised a column about the criteria for selecting the right trees for ...

Trees form the architecture of residential landscapes, adding beauty along with several practical benefits. The best trees for the front yard increase property value by as much as 15 percent. They can ...

Fall is the very best time of year to plant landscape trees, and there are still quite a few in the Concho Valley that were killed in the February of 2021 freeze that need to be taken down and ...

Just because a plant isn’t very well known doesn’t mean it’s a bad choice. People tend to plant what they know and what they see in nearby yards. And so the same few species get planted over and over ...

Friday was National Arbor Day. If it caught you off guard, or you didn’t remember, don’t worry. There is never a bad time to appreciate the role that urban trees play in helping to make Jacksonville a ...

Like fluffy clouds at dawn, spring-flowering trees delight us with blossoms in billowing masses of sunrise colors. February and March are excellent months to add these and other types of trees to your ...

Do you ever wish you could find more choices of evergreen trees that would prosper in your landscape? How about the opportunity to get an attractive tree to decorate for Christmas and then be able to ...

We all want to do a good job taking care of the plants in our landscapes. Learning about the proper care a plant needs and providing it are key to successful landscape maintenance. There are times, ...