GENEVA — Area residents kept arborist Alan Siewert busy with questions Saturday during Community Days at Memorial Field.

Use the proper safety equipment. Eye protection is essential. Gloves can reduce scrapes and cuts from hand tools and thorns. Long sleeves and gloves can also help protect against poison ivy. Proper ...

Credit: Joshua McCullough, PhytoPhoto / Getty Images. Chaste trees (Vitex agnus-castus) bloom on new growth, so even though it's encouraged to prune them in late winter, you could also prune them as ...

Pruning shrubs is always a stress-inducing topic for home gardeners. Well, at least it is if you know there are best ...

Real estate experts say—in most cases—absolutely. In combination with thoughtful landscaping, mature trees can bump a home's ...

Gardening expert Alan Titchmarsh has revealed the five shrubs that every garden should have, as they provide form, colour and ...

More trees create more benefits—clean air, shade, homes for wildlife, storm water management, and increased home values. More ...

Since crape myrtles flower in summer, it’s usually wise to keep your pruners stowed away until these plants enter a state of dormancy in winter. Pruning in summer can delay blooming and make crape ...

William Semple, co-owner of Jay Eubanks Tree Service and Spotswood’s Tree Service, joined us on Studio 10 to talk about how you can reduce storm damage with proactive tree pruning.

Compared to other fruit trees, growing a plum tree in your yard brings big rewards with relatively little effort. But if there's one task that you cannot skip if you want a plum harvest worth bragging ...

Pruning, Shaping, and Wiring. Dogwood trees are fairly fast-growing trees, with new shoots popping out quickly when springtime hits. The new shoots should be left to grow until four or five nodes ...