Hardy trees and shrubs are naturally well armored against winter weather, but they have fewer defenses against animals.

Apple, pears and plums are the lowest maintenance fruit trees once established. Besides annual pruning, they're easy to care ...

Warmer temperatures are expected to climb into the mid-30s Tuesday and mid-40s Thursday, according to the National Weather ...

According to the National Weather Service and snowfall records dating back to 1884, Chicago sees a white Christmas 41% of the ...

Fruit tree species such as peaches, plums and apples along with blueberry shrubs all depend on hitting a certain chill hour ...

Happy Winter Solstice! The word “solstice” is Latin for “sun standing”. It’s named for how the sun will arc to about the same low spot in our southern skies for the ...

A professor of plant pathology answers questions on winter plant care and offers tips on how to keep plants protected from ...

The best thing you can do for any plant in your garden is to water it deeply ahead of a freeze. Water acts as an insulator, ...

It, Lou Manfredini, joins John Williams to tell us the projects we need to be working on this week. Lou talks about dripping ...

I enjoy a snowstorm when I can stay home and don’t have to travel. I even like shoveling snow, to some extent. But when it ...

(Laughter) True. Some people feel strongly enough about bugs and dirt and dust to wash their Christmas trees before dragging them through the door. Businesswoman and gardener Carmen Johnston washed ...