Have you ever struggled with a some-assembly-required item, and hours later concluded that whoever wrote the instructions obviously never actually put one together? That's the way I felt the other day ...

If conditions are too dry, plant roots are still unable to nourish the plant. You will have crispy brown foliage everywhere (that may perk up once watered) and will probably not survive. Here are a ...

Is there an important difference between fertilizing evergreen, pine and arborvitae trees with those fertilizer "spikes" as opposed to granular fertilizer? Is one more effective than the other? Do ...

My arborvitae were eaten by deer over the winter. The lower part of trees are almost gone. It looks ugly. Will the needles regrow? How long will it take? Can I do something to speed it up? If not, ...

Shrubs and trees can be planted when the ground is not frozen, but should be covered with sheets or frost cloth during hard frosts. Slow-release fertilizers can be used once or twice during the ...

As the cold winter draws toward its end, gardeners start to notice the toll it takes on some shrubs. Worried homeowners already have started calling the Plant Clinic of The Morton Arboretum about ...

Q: When is the best time of year to prune apple trees? We have two young trees planted in 2014 that are now 8 to 10 feet tall. The trees were filled with blossoms this spring but were lost to frost, ...