As a former realtor, general contractor and greenhouse operator, Kristi has touched nearly all aspects of homeownership, from the foundation up. Today, Kristi is a full-time investing and real estate ...

Our recent column, “Thoughts about trees,” described the large trees in my garden, provided basic guidelines for tree care and promised a column about the criteria for selecting the right trees for ...

As winter begins to ebb in a few weeks, people will be thinking about landscape issues again. An unfortunate question I am sometimes asked is similar to this: “I lost my prized shade tree! What can I ...

A tree by itself has numerous benefits. It adds beauty, creates shade, and provides food and shelter for wildlife, to name a few. But with the right landscaping, you can make trees shine even more in ...

Purdue Landscape Report: It’s that wonderful time of year again where temps are rising, life is coming back into the landscape, and people are thinking about how to improve the urban canopy around ...

Small trees for landscaping can transform even the most modest landscape. “Your yard is only going to be so interesting if you’re only planting shrubs and perennials,” says Sam Niemann, founder of the ...

DROUGHT STRESS…we're all feeling it: dirty cars, fallow fields, hurried showers, brown lawns, and now our landscape trees are suffering, too. Without trees, our ecosystem changes, creating a hotter ...