’Gardeners are recognising the importance of using peat-free composts, given the environmental damage using peat can cause,’ says Professor Jane Barker, who heads up the only company making peat-free ...

You can pick up pine needles from your yard with hand or power tools, including rakes, yard sweepers, and reverse-capable ...

Homeowners who recall the Polar Vortex almost exactly two years ago are finding dire shortages of supplies to prepare their fruit trees, palm trees, and other e ...

After the holidays, your Christmas tree doesn’t have to end up in a landfill. There are numerous eco-friendly ways to recycle, repurpose, and dispose of your tree. From creating nutrient-rich mulch ...

Learn seven ways to reuse your Christmas tree, rather than sending it straight to the trash heap.

As I write this in mid-December, we’ve already had one morning down into the upper 20s. You can almost be assured we will have more of that weather, and even colder, in January and February. While ...

What to buy, what to serve, which events to attend — December is typically full of decisions. Here’s one more for you to contemplate: What are you going to do with your Christmas tree? According to ...

Volunteers in Minnesota are collecting pine needles to help researchers determine how PFAS — the substances commonly called forever chemicals — find their way into water, soil and air. In Minnesota, ...

According to the Nature Conservancy, some 10 million live Christmas trees end up in landfills every year. There, they are covered with soil, which results in anaerobic (oxygen-deprived) decomposition ...

In Minnesota, scientists have launched what's believed to be the first statewide effort to measure PFAS in the air. PFAS, called forever chemicals, are found in all sorts of products from nonstick ...

What to buy, what to serve, which events to attend — December is typically full of decisions. Here’s one more for you to contemplate: What are you going to do with your Christmas tree? According to ...