Common irrigation problems range from too little water where it is needed, to too much where it is not needed, writes columnist Bill Pramuk.

Every once in a while I like to take a whole day and just walk around Seattle. I’ll wander about admiring plantings, ...

I call it a root rock, and it reminds me of the tension I try to find in my work. For my architecture and object designs, I often have a desire to impose order on the natural quality of the materials ...

By mid-summer, many yards that looked neat in May have turned into brittle, patchy carpets of straw. If your lawn is thin, ...

Figuring out how to remove a tree stump from your yard is a problem you'll likely face after a tree comes down. There are several methods to consider, depending on factors like yo ...

Mary Marlowe Leverette is one of the industry’s most highly regarded housekeeping and fabric care experts, sharing her knowledge on efficient housekeeping and textile conservation. She is also a ...

Mary Marlowe Leverette is one of the industry’s most highly regarded housekeeping and fabric care experts, sharing her knowledge on efficient housekeeping and textile conservation. She is also a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you want to enjoy both the shade of a beautiful tree and a neat front yard, you've likely already realized how hard it can be ...

Bare root trees and shrubs, as the name suggests, are not sold in a pot or balled and burlapped. At the nursery bare root plants are grown in the ground, harvested as young plants, and sold without ...

Cutting down a tree can be quite an arduous undertaking, and how to kill a tree stump is a bit of a mystery. But if a tree is long in the tooth (or…branch?) and threatens to fall over, cut down it ...

The large, majestic tree in your neighbor's yard may not be on your property, but its roots might be. In fact, the root system of a mature tree is often two to four times the diameter of the tree's ...