Things are getting nutty around my garden. Literally. The squirrels have been doing a lot of nut planting, mostly black walnuts, and I’ve joined in the game by removing excess seedlings, letting just ...

Things are getting nutty around my garden. Literally. The squirrels have been doing a lot of nut planting, mostly black walnuts, and I’ve joined in the game by removing excess seedlings, letting just ...

Editor’s note: Once a month, OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in Franklin County profile a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. A lovely low-maintenance native shrub, American hazelnut ...

Jill Selinger has watched caterpillars, destined to become spicebush swallowtail butterflies, munch on the leaves of a spicebush, a native shrub she planted in her Grayslake yard. Like many local ...

PETERS CREEK — The little tree in Josh Smith’s yard at the base of Bear Mountain resembled an alder, the scrappy and familiar Alaskan shrub. But the sturdy sapling with oval leaves was actually a ...

When is the best time to plant deciduous (non-evergreen) shrubs? While experts’ recommendations vary–some say spring, others say fall–most agree September is a good month. Here are nine native shrubs ...

*Lake County Forest Preserves: Order online through Oct. 1. Scheduled pick up times are on Oct. 4 at Ryerson Woods, 21950 Riverwoods Road, Riverwoods. Thirty-tree native shrubs and trees including bur ...

Hazelnut plantings in Oregon’s Willamette Valley have more than doubled over the past decade, and many people are asking about the long-term assessment of the hazelnut industry. Are there too many ...

If you've dreamed of having your own nut trees but thought it was impossible due to your colder climate, there's good news. While many commercially grown nuts, such as almonds, macadamia nuts, ...

Things are getting nutty around my garden. Literally. The squirrels have been doing a lot of nut planting, mostly black walnuts, and I've joined in the game by removing excess seedlings, letting just ...