Snow protects your garden beds like winter mulch. Trees might need some help though

By JESSICA DAMIANO Shoveling in single-digit temperatures after the colossal winter storm this weekend, I dumped mounds of ...
Southern Living

Should You Prune Your Japanese Maple Tree In Winter?

Japanese maple trees can be pruned almost anytime of year, but save major pruning for winter when the tree is dormant. Here's ...

Snow protects your garden beds. Trees might need some help

Shoveling snow onto garden beds can protect plants during winter. Snow acts as a blanket, insulating the soil and preventing ...
Brainerd Dispatch

Ask the Master Gardener: Repellants to stop pesky critters from eating your ornamental trees

It is quite disheartening to spend a lot of time and money to put in new trees only to have the animals eat them.
Hunker on MSN

It is paramount to prune these 15 trees in January for a healthy summer garden

Winter is the perfect time for certain trees, but timing is crucial. Pruning at the right moment can keep your trees disease-free and your orchard thriving.
The Spruce on MSN

We asked an arborist if you should prune your evergreens in winter, and we wish we knew sooner

Key Points You can prune evergreens year-round, but the winter offers distinct advantages.In winter, visibility is improved and shaping is easier.Winter evergreen care also includes mulching, watering ...
CBS News

False Spring? Warm December temps coax many Colorado trees into early bloom

Your Reporter Kelly Werthmann specializes in coverage of Aurora. She also anchors CBS Colorado's weekend evening newscasts. Share you story ideas with her by sending an email to yourreporter@cbs.com.
Religion Dispatches

‘Trees Don’t Care Who You Are’

A week before Christmas—as so many had already begun to tune out the news and focus on holiday plans—the House passed two draconian anti-trans bills fueled by Christian nationalist hatred. So much for ...
The Herald-Mail

County takes over Clear Spring EMS staff to boost emergency care

The Washington County Division of Emergency Services is working with the Clear Spring Ambulance Club to transition its seven EMS employees into county employment. This move, approved by the Board of ...
Radio Iowa

How to (and how not to) care for your trees during an Iowa winter

Today marks the first full day of winter, though Iowa’s already seen plenty of snowfall in the weeks since Thanksgiving. Aaron Steil, a consumer horticulture specialist at the Iowa State University ...
The Day

Mashantuckets announce spring re-opening of Two Trees Inn

Ledyard — More than five years after the Two Trees Inn was closed amid a global pandemic, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation this week announced plans to re-open the hotel next year under new ...
KTVZ

‘We broke the record’: Festival of Trees raises $223,000 for hospice care

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) - The Festival of Trees set a new record this year, raising more than $223,000 for ClearPath Healthcare, formerly known as Hospice of Redmond. Organizers announced the ...