Pecan hulls make a lovely mulch in a perennial garden or shrub bed. They lay flat and, at least in my experiences, they ...

For those living in the warmest U.S. climates, this shrub not only offers privacy, but it also attracts and supports local ...

If you can't "learn to live with them," Neil Sperry suggests a ground cover that makes mowing around them unnecessary.

With our outdoor plants now properly covered with a blanket of snow, it’s time to turn our attention to our houseplants and ...

The Cooperative Extension Plant Clinic can provide information on scale insect control, urban tree care, and other horticultural problems.

Nut trees make great additions to your yard - and your kitchen - but which are worth growing, and which should you avoid? Let ...

If you live in this part of the world, how does your garden grow? I grew up in Charleston, South Carolina, with a yard that ...

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host the 61st annual Texas Pecan Short Course on Feb. 18-21 in Somerville.

Harper said there was concern about what a lot of ice, for example, could do to tree limbs of pecan or peach trees.

Once the bugs finish feasting, they move on to other targets, like beech trees or even cherries ... “It’s pretty gross. The insects will be all over the houses and people’s cars and whatnot ...

Many homes were custom-made to fit the special constraints of a property, such as the Austin ADU with a cantilevered section of foundation designed to protect the roots of an adjacent pecan tree ...