You can use materials around your home to create the protective barrier for your plant. Brueggerhoff shows off one option ...

Tie up vulnerable trees: Protect narrow, upright landscaping plants by tying branches together with twine or rope before an ...

The bonus of a four-season yard is that the trees and shrubs, in particular, provide food and shelter for the birds, ...

Ilex or Holly are some of the best, most robust shrubs and trees for gardeners with cold winters. These high performing, low maintenance shrubs tend to be very deer resistant and able to withstand ...

Plants that drop all their leaves at one time and enter a leafless, dormant state are called deciduous. In climates that ...

ERASE THE COLD: Prune off any freeze damage caused to gingers, elephant ears, philodendrons, cannas and other herbaceous ...

Bright red cardinals (and their mates) against a white field of snow is a joyous sight. A few tweaks to your feeders will ...

Hardy trees and shrubs are naturally well armored against winter weather, but they have fewer defenses against animals.

Plant out pot-grown trees, shrubs and climbers. Prune shrub, bush and climbing roses, Buddleia davidii, dogwoods with ...

The yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash Tribe led a cultural burn at the Johnson Ranch Open Space on Dec. 11, 2025. Here, retired Cal Fire Captain Brandi Plaskett uses a torch to ignite a ...