Backyard trees also provide a home for wildlife, ... attracting birds and other small creatures to your yard. Plant it in full sun or in an area that gets a bit of afternoon shade.

Fast-growing trees can give you a natural shield of privacy within a few short years. If you're looking to create privacy ...

Endangered Southern California black walnut trees, survivors of the 2019 Saddleridge fire, ... A bonus was a yard full of fragrance and endangered monarch butterflies. Sept. 12, 2024.

Instead of a lawn, Jose Ramirez planted 250 trees, including avocados, limes, apples, mangoes and even coffee beans in his Boyle Heights yard.

His backyard full of trees, however, will be wiped out when Duke Energy clears land for improvements on a major power line in 2025. Tree removal is set to begin in January. Orr says his home is one of ...

If a backyard update (or complete overhaul) is on the agenda for this spring and summer, you are not alone. According to a Spring 2021 report by Thumbtack, backyard improvements are at the top of ...

Many spring flowering trees are currently on full display, and many of them are native. You may need to look hard to find some of them in nurseries, but they are definitely worth it. They include: ...

How to prune backyard apple, peach and apricot trees. There are two types of pruning cuts for fruit trees -- heading and thinning -- and which you use depends on what type of tree you’re trimming.

The small box of 25 saplings in the North Andover front yard wasn't meant for anyone – and it wasn't full of just any trees – but those to be planted in memory of Ty Moughan, who died just ...

Ben Plunkett had an advantage when dealing with his own backyard full of trees: He is an arborist himself. Still, he had not yet taken down some pines that should have come out before a storm as ...

Considered among the best shade trees for the backyard, the sugar maple can also serve as an ornamental tree. It’s no wonder this is an American favorite for the yard. 4.