What’s the hardest thing, psychologically, for normally reasonable gardeners to do? For decades I have extolled folks to ...

For 48 years, every time I drove east down Oak Street in Sandpoint, I thanked the resplendent heritage Norway maple on the corner of 4th Street for its remarkable beauty and its towering presence in ...

The "Bloodgood" variety, technically Platanus x hispanica "Bloodgood," came into favor for its strong resistance to anthracnose, a fungal disease that can disfigure leaves and kill small shoots, ...

There’s nothing more exciting than planting your first garden. However, one wrong choice can turn that initial excitement ...

A better direction is a native small tree such as eastern redbud or serviceberry. They offer spring color, cleaner habits, and far less drama below ground. Where tree-of-heaven turns one planting ...

These are among the worst trees to plant in your yard for their invasiveness, messiness, and high maintenance.

View post: Bam Adebayo Smashes Scoring Record Set by Kobe Bryant in 2006 Late winter to early spring is prime time for pruning trees and shrubs. Pruning now allows better visibility, faster healing, ...

The beginning of February means it is time to consider the big hack job or to simply get snippy with some of your trees, shrubs and perennials. To prune or not to prune, that is the question. The ...

Winter is the prime season for planting and pruning fruit trees, and a little thoughtful work now pays off in healthier trees and better fruit later. When pruning mature trees, the goals are simple: ...

Japanese maple trees (Acer palmatum) add interest to your landscape all year long. Their delicate palmate leaves form a lace-like canopy in vibrant shades of green, bronze, red, orange, and purple ...

Whether you’re looking to tour a historic garden, learn some gardening skills or explore local flora and fauna, you’ll find plenty of opportunities on the Peninsula. Check out our December home & ...

I take possession of a new home in early January, and wonder how to approach renovating the garden. The garden has many plants that are either overgrown or that I do not care for. I want to balance my ...