Category: Home and Garden

The hostas under my bird feeder have been decimated. Is there another plant that I can use under the feeder? — Rebecca Gunderson, Elk Grove We have bird feeders at home located over a mixed planting of shrubs and perennials and have had good luck growing plants near the feeder. Your question does not include […]

You may be able to secure better pricing if the work is done in the winter.

Oriental bittersweet is an aggressive, twining woody vine that winds around the trunk or branch of a tree like a boa constrictor.

Hornets are beneficial insects that are good for your garden.

The trees in your garden and your neighborhood endured a serious dry spell this year, which may affect their fall leaf color.

I have some significant specimen oak trees in my front yard, and I have been finding the lawn littered with the ends of branches. What is causing this? — Allison Rosenberg, Lincolnwood My driveway has been covered with the clipped ends of oak branches with green leaves over the last couple of weeks, somewhat like what you have been observing in your garden. I have two beautiful large oaks flanking my driveway. I’ve noticed the ends of branches in many home gardens, and at the Garden, that have been dropping over the past weeks due to cicada damage from the […]

Here are some outdoor tasks to consider for autumn.