Additional reporting by Ally Childress and Molly Jasinski Planting a tree is a wonderful investment for your property. It can cast lovely afternoon shade, add color and dimension, or attract wildlife.

If you have a sloped lawn that's prone to erosion, there's an easy-to-grow native grass that can curb both erosion and water ...

Improve the biodiversity of your yard, provide shade, and help protect against erosion—all in a smaller space than you think you need. If you’re thinking of adding a tree to your landscape, whether ...

Every yard needs a tree. All the better if it’s a native species of tree, one that will support native bees, butterflies and ...

Planting trees and shrubs in the fall gives them all autumn, winter and spring to establish a good root system that will ...

It has been said that the best time to plant a tree was 10 years ago. But for those of us who missed that deadline, we can still make up for lost time. In much of California, fall ...