Once a week for more than 43 years, I have extended science-based lawn and landscape information through this article. As ...

Fall is the time to get your crepe myrtles ready for winter. Adding mulch and cutting back on watering and fertilizer can protect them in cold climates.

Trees are, or soon will be, losing their leaves. That will make their trunks all the more visible. That’s when you’ll begin ...

During winter, peonies are hard at work below ground storing energy. Winterize your peonies to prepare them for cold weather ...

Here are eight jobs for the well-winter-prepped yard: Mulch acts like a blanket to keep the soil slightly warmer over winter, ...

As winter approaches, get your trees and shrubs protected before it’s too cold. Wrap those trunks with tree wrap to protect ...

Worried about hungry critters targeting your backyard fruit trees this winter? There's an easy hack for protecting those ...

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The Bay Area is entering a weak La Niña winter, which typically means a drier-than-average season. However, the National ...

When we’re going to protect our outdoor plants, water heavily, mulch is a good base. Frost covers are also really good ...

Freeze ahead? Protect bougainvillea, plumeria, hibiscus and citrus with covers, heat sources and greenhouse tips before temps dip below 40.

Farmers across the U.S. are gearing up for a potentially volatile winter as the National Weather Service has placed the country under a La Niña Watch. But what does that really mean for the months ...