A Purdue Extension Master Gardener Basic Training Course will be offered for residents of Lake County and surrounding areas from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Fridays, Aug. 15 through Dec. 5 at the Lake County ...

Haroon Rasheed, founder of Bee Happy Raw Honey, promotes natural beekeeping and urban farming through community involvement ...

This strategy comes from what's called companion planting. It's a gardening philosophy and practice that encourages plants to ...

A special orchard in North Dakota will be featured at the horticulture tour of the Carrington Research Extension Center Field Day set for Tuesday, July 22. The center’s 66th ann ...

Ideally, you should position your bird feeder around 10 feet away from trees or shrubs to prevent squirrels from jumping onto ...

A trapped black bear wriggled himself free from a storm drain in a Colorado neighborhood — with a little help from public works and wildlife officials, video shows. It happened Thursday, July 10, in ...

Scientists discover a giant thousand-year-old tree called Tessmannia princeps, a new species that reaches 131 feed high and 3 ...

Centerburg Village Council members have approved up to $7,000 for the village’s tree-planting program. Councilman Daniel Hardwick said $7,000 will cover the purchase cost. He and other volunteers will ...

After success in its inaugural year, Bok Tower Gardens’ Fruit Fest returns, a sweet celebration where guests will enjoy lecturers along with sweet small plates for tasting and a festive margarita ...

Millions of federal dollars are available for Phoenix families to receive two free trees, and the city can even plant them for you. First Alert Forecaster Holly Bock reports.

Once the trees are planted, watering is the homeowner’s responsibility, but through another grant program, tree stewards can ...

With all of the recent hot and dry weather, severe storms are probably not top of mind. But, unhealthy trees are less likely to survive the next round of wild weather. Fortunately, there are ways to ...