If soil is dry and cracked, moisture-stressed trees, shrubs and perennial flowers are more likely to be injured during the ...

Watering fruit trees correctly helps them grow strong roots, produce better fruit, and survive changing seasons. As ...

Q: You have always said to add watering days instead of more water per application. During the hottest September on record, the water district ads told us to water fewer days (three in fall and one ...

As autumn settles in, it’s easy to think gardening season is winding down. For trees, especially those newly planted, fall is ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When watering the plants in our gardens, many of us often overlook a particular plant type: trees. It's easy to assume that the trees in your ...

Q: We have pine trees on our street that are 20-plus years old and 50 feet tall. We obviously want to ensure their survival as we try to conserve water. Approximately how many gallons of water would ...

Fall is typically known as harvest season, but you can plant plenty of fruit trees in your backyard during this season.

Yesterday I was on a call with a gardening friend who lives in the southern U.S. and we get into a familiar debate—when is the right time to stop watering? We’re both suffering from the same problem: ...

Protecting your peach tree in winter ensures healthy growth and a strong fruit harvest when the warm weather returns. Wrap ...

To the editor: A letter writer worries that our urban tree canopy will suffer if decorative turf grass is banned. Frequent surface irrigation of turf under trees in medians, parks and elsewhere is ...

Sugar maple trees at Morris Arboretum in their peak fall glory. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us ...