Tree girdling almost always spells doom for a tree if not caught early and corrected. This common, yet easily overlooked problem happens when something wraps so tightly around a tree (like a girdle), ...

Don't stress if you have a tree that's not looking its best in the bark department. You can save a tree with damaged bark by first assessing the type of damage. Once you know the severity, you have a ...

In the fashion world, a girdle is outmoded and slightly funny. For a tree, girdling is no joke. To girdle a tree is to damage the bark and underlying tissue all around the trunk or a branch, killing ...

If you have cleaned up the vegetable garden and cut back your perennials, you might be feeling just a little smug — especially since this gardening guy admits he is behind you in completing those ...

Did you know you may be unknowingly stressing out the trees and shrubs in your yard, consequently reducing their vigor and shortening their life? The area of concern is where the plant meets the ...

Adding fencing around your entire yard, sections of it, or individual plants and trees is pricey, but it's the most reliable ...

Rabbits, moles, and voles can significantly damage young fruit trees in winter. To protect trees, install tree tubes made of hardware cloth or plastic. Making the area around fruit trees less ...

When fall’s cold nights kill the flowers and cause so many of our trees and shrubs to drop their leaves, the bareness shines our focus on what’s left – for one thing, tree trunks. Trunks and their ...

Rabbits can cause considerable damage to trees and shrubs in the winter and are active primarily at night. With little snow cover so far this year, you would not have noticed their tracks if they were ...

Recently, while walking through the woods with a friend - looking for signs of wildlife by looking for signs of browsing on tree bark (always a fun pursuit in winter when tree bark is laid bare to the ...