If you have these trees and shrubs in your yard, expect to see more cicadas, experts say
Illinois’ cicadas aren’t very picky about the trees they like, but they do have preferences — which means some trees and ...
Never mind the cicadas, spongy moths will be a problem in Pa. Here’s where
"Another control tactic is wrapping burlap around the trunks of trees where spongy moth larvae can hide during the day. The ...
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UWM scientist calls shrubs ‘small but mighty’ contributors to climate mitigation
A UWM scientist has been monitoring shrubs along with trees in Downer Woods since 2017. Now her research is being folded in ...
Garden Q&A: What’s the best way to manage Japanese beetles?
Q:  Japanese beetles have been ravaging my yard. I heard Milky Spore can be a natural way to treat them. Is that right? A: ...
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Gardener regrets allowing chickens to roam free in yard after assessing damages: 'Digging hard around established plants and shrubs'
"I also have some kale planted in one bed that I've decided [to] sacrifice to the chickens." Gardener regrets allowing ...
Tall flowers, dead shrubs, ephemeral lake: Death Valley has become a picture of climate whiplash
Death Valley has ping ponged between severe drought and record rainfall, giving rise to extra-tall wildflowers, an ephemeral ...
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A ‘Green Glacier’ of trees and shrubs is burying prairies, threatening ranchers and wildlife
A juggernaut unleashed by humans is grinding slowly across the Great Plains, burying some of the most threatened habitat on ...
Displaced Gazans Burn Solid Waste For Cooking As Fuel, Shrubs Run Out
Mohammed Abu Hasna, a displaced Palestinian based in Rafah, can barely catch his breath as his respiratory health has signi ...
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Singing the praises of wall shrubs for year-round structure and heft
This week’s Q&A has prompted me to sing the praises of wall shrubs, that group of plants that usefully straddle the common ...
Chicago-area experts weigh in on how to protect your trees and shrubs from cicadas
Plans are underway at the Morton Arboretum to protect young trees from cicadas, but more importantly to learn from them this ...
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Proper planting of trees, shrubs, herbaceous plants
For trees and shrubs, take care that the root flare — where the bark-covered trunk or stem begins to widen into the root structure — is above the soil line. In general, you should plant into ...