Japanese maples are cold hardy plants that do not usually need a lot of care in autumn, but their roots tend to be quite ...

Some kinds of shrubs are especially vulnerable to winter, and gardeners often try to protect them with sheets of burlap. Before you do, “make sure it’s really necessary,” said Julie Janoski, Plant ...

With memories of boxwoods ravaged by last January’s bitter cold spell, many gardeners are trying to protect shrubs this winter by wrapping them in burlap. “That can do more harm than good,” said Julie ...

Q: I planted three spruce trees last July, and two don’t look very good this spring. Two of them have brown needles on the ends of the branches and all over the top of the tree. I watered all the ...