A variety of trees grow in a suburban back yard. - Stefania Pelfini, La Waziya Photography/Getty Images Gardening in clay soil comes with challenges. Because of how sticky and heavy the clay is, the ...

Gardeners deal with clay soil in two ways. The first is to amend the soil in an effort to deal with its drainage and compaction issues. This usually involves digging, shoveling in organic matter and ...

Q: We have had three years of poor fruit production from our apricot and plum trees. We were planning to plant more fruit trees this year. What would you advise us to do to get better fruit? We live ...

Leaves flow from a ceramic fall tree which sprouted up next to the media center at Fouse Elementary School this spring. "I thought it would be a little, tiny tree," fifth-grade student Seraiah Wells ...

One of our readers had a suggestion for an article and so I am running with it. Here is his comment: "I work in the tree-care business and I wish you would pass along to your readers the request that ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- In winter, maple trees are alive on Staten Island. And staff members at Clay Pit Ponds Park are there to educate visitors with a tour, talk and taste of maple sap tapped from ...