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How Recycling Your Live Christmas Tree Helps Local Ecosystems Dec. 26, 2025
I've always loved a real Christmas tree but struggled with the idea of cutting down trees just to de... Read More
The Grove That Shows Why Holly Trees Still Captivate Us Dec. 05, 2025
Like the song says, it's time for mistletoe and holly. The holly tree has been a winter favorite thr... Read More
Why Sometimes the Forest Needs a Little Fire Aug. 01, 2025
Unless you're roasting marshmallows, it's hard to think of fire in the woods as a good thing. We all... Read More
Trees Matter: How One Man Throws Shade in a Good Way for His Community Nov. 29, 2024
While leaves changed color and floated to the ground, I talked to tree enthusiast Bill Hanavan, a re... Read More
Florel the Little Chemical that Could Feb. 28, 2024
Q: Didn't you write about a product that could stop all the stinky ginkgo fruit from falling off my ... Read More
Are Cicadas Going To Be a Problem This Year? Jan. 31, 2024
Q: We were planning on planting several new trees this spring, but we were told by some friends that... Read More
The Root of The Problem Jul. 13, 2022
Q: I have a paving stone patio behind the house. Behind the patio is a man-made stone wall that you ... Read More
Do Trees Need to be Painted? May. 05, 2021
Q: I am planting some 6- to 10-foot-tall fruit trees and a couple of small shade trees. Is there rea... Read More
How America Shaped Christmas, and How Christmas Shapes America Dec. 24, 2020
With its gaudy displays, rampant excess, celebratory spirit and high price tag, Christmas is a thoro... Read More
Sterilizing Tools Aug. 26, 2020
Q: Can we eat the crab apples on our tree? They are larger than other crab apples we have seen. They... Read More
Shade Tree Jun. 24, 2020
Q: I have just moved into my newly built house and would like to plant some shade trees near the hou... Read More
Using Proper Lumber Makes Projects Easier Apr. 23, 2020
Dear James: There are many indoor and outdoor house repairs I have to make. There is a big range in ... Read More
Not Very Neighborly Oct. 15, 2019
Dear Annie: My neighbor has a huge tree growing squarely in the middle of her yard. The tree is so b... Read More
Family Tree Jun. 09, 2018
Dear Annie: I have been doing a lot of family-tree research and recently learned that my ancestors o... Read More
Tree Bikini Mar. 10, 2018
"Someone got into something naughty last night," the front desk worker said. "Not naughty," I replie... Read More
Mentally Ill or Pure Evil? Sep. 13, 2017
Dear Annie: My mom is 67 and pure evil. She manipulates her doctors, who don't know the real truth. ... Read More
Neighbor Kid on the Prowl Jul. 02, 2017
Dear Annie: I never thought that I would find myself writing to you, but I need advice on how to han... Read More
Straighten up Feb. 22, 2017
Q: We had an ornamental pear tree planted on a berm about three years ago. It started to lean soon a... Read More
Space-Saving Ways to Decorate for Christmas Dec. 07, 2016
Even those who live in space-starved studio apartments in the middle of a noisy city yearn for ways ... Read More
Picking the Perfect Peony Apr. 27, 2016
Q: My wife loves peonies, and I want to surprise her with some for Mother's Day. But I know nothing ... Read More
