Many varieties of the majestic maple tree can bring benefits to your yard, but be warned: One particular type could cause you ...

Sweetgum is also a fast-growing shade tree with brilliant fall colors. It has a star-shaped leaf. One drawback of sweetgum is the spiny seed capsule. This fallen fruit can make walking in the yard ...

I would like to plant a red maple tree but I want to be sure that it has brilliant red fall color. Someone suggested an 'Autumn Blaze' maple. What do you think? Is that a good choice and does it grow ...

Depending on where you store them and what types of seeds they contain, your old, dog-eared seed packets may or may not be worth using this season. Seeds are alive, but they do not live forever.

I recently had the opportunity to speak to about 250 first- and second-graders about the topic of garden seeds. This (very well-behaved) group was quite intelligent. They asked some great questions, ...