If you can't "learn to live with them," Neil Sperry suggests a ground cover that makes mowing around them unnecessary ...

Before the comedy 'Ted Lasso,' Phil Dunster took on many dramatic roles. "As actors, we like variety, and doing a twisty, ...

Dear Neil: I’m seeing the landscape guys putting mounds of mulch around tree trunks in town. Is that really a good idea? It seems like it would cause decay in the wood of the trunks.

Pecan hulls make a lovely mulch in a perennial garden or shrub bed. They lay flat and, at least in my experiences, they ...

Many California natives require fire to germinate their seeds and so we could see some of them sprouting this winter and ...

Encourages microbiological activity for long-term benefits.

Choosing a drought-resistant grass species helps conserve water and improve resilience. Warm-season grasses like Bermuda, ...

Yoder concluded the festival has roots in “ancient, undoubtedly prehistoric, weather lore.” Pennsylvania Germans settled in the area, and in the late 1880s, they started celebrating the ...

Trees and green spaces can drive down urban temperatures. But they must be able to draw water from the soil to achieve ...

The do’s and don’ts of long-time tradition and sport wild ice skating on surrounding Alpine lakes and ponds. What appears as ...

Heatwaves are among the world’s deadliest weather hazards. Every year, vast numbers of people are killed by heat stress and it can worsen health problems such as diabetes, asthma and heart disease.