Do you know why the pine tree didn’t get a Christmas present? Because it was knotty. Speaking of evergreen humor, did you hear about the guy who drove through a forest and noticed lumberjacks sawing ...

I trimmed my boxwood shrubs at home this past weekend and the whir of my hedge trimmer lulled me into thinking about the plethora of questions I routinely receive from gardeners and homeowners about ...

Q: I want to add some evergreen trees to my 14 acres of woods. Are there some pines, firs or other evergreens that will grow well that deer will not eat? A: Deer affect the planting equation big-time ...

I love this time of year. We give thanks and celebrate all that we have. What makes it even better is if the meals that bring the family together include ingredients from local farmers. This is a ...

The cold weather and snow we have been having is hardly conducive to thinking about the yard or what needs to be done to be ready for the spring season. But we still need to begin dreaming and ...

If you want to be a true outdoorsman or woman, and a true survivor, you’ve got to become a plant person. I know, I know—it’s not as cool to walk around with your nose in a book as it is to sling lead ...

The scent of pine is one of the hallmarks of this happy time of the year. Perhaps that’s what inspires so many homeowners to plant pine trees in their yards. “Unfortunately, many of them don’t do very ...

Conifers and other evergreens and even the bare deciduous trees create the winter wonderland we so enjoy in the Berkshires.