Every yard needs a statuesque shade tree to offer a cool place to rest, relax, or gather on a hot, sunny summer day. Many of the trees that are large enough to provide adequate amounts of shade ...

That’s when a shade-tolerant ground cover can conceal the roots and make mowing unneeded ... a soil drench specifically around the affected plants just one time, about the middle of May ...

More elderberry, please Our native elderberry is Samubucus canadensis, or black elderberry. It’s a multi-stemmed large bush ...

Straw bale gardens are becoming popular with growers plagued with poor soil or limited garden space, said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. Straw bale gardening combines ...