IN THE GARDEN: Wait until spring to assess winter damage to plants

Help! I have several fig trees and am not sure how to prune them. The bushy tree you see has over time become a shrub/bush ...

Alliance for Cape Fear Trees to distribute more than 1,000 trees in Riegelwood

This marks ACFT’s third distribution in Columbus County and is funded by a $25,000 grant from the Duke Energy Foundation.
BBC Gardeners' World Magazine

Winter pruning hacks for bigger harvests and healthier trees

If you prune in winter, the wounds should heal without bleeding, as plants are dormant. Winter pruning also gives them less ...
Palestine Herald-Press

SFA Gardens lecture to feature plants available at spring plant sale

SFA Gardens is hosting the monthly Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 12, in the Ina Brundrett Conservation Education Building at the Pineywoods Native Plant ...
Port City Daily

30 trees to be planted at DREAMS arts center

The Alliance for Cape Fear Trees and the New Hanover County Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Association are joining ...
Live Science

Kazakhstan plants tens of thousands of trees in giant effort to reintroduce tigers

Kazakhstan planted 37,000 seedlings and cuttings in South Balkhash last year to prepare for the return of its tigers, which ...

30 native trees to be planted at DREAMS center

Alliance for Cape Fear Trees and New Hanover County Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Association have partnered to plant ...
Cordele Dispatch

Four sticks

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Recently I ordered four sticks in the mail. This might seems like an odd choice for how to spend my hard-earned money, but these […] ...

AIKEN MASTER GARDENERS: Aiken Master Gardener Lunchbox series returns

Aiken Master Gardeners always seek to promote horticultural interests in the community. One of the ways we do this is to ...

Killer beetles in the baobabs: researcher warns of risk to African trees

A beetle that lays eggs inside the bark of trees has killed six baobab trees in Oman for the first time. Urgent measures are ...
NOLA.com

Fig trees are a hit in Louisiana. Here's how to get in on the growing trend.

If you would like to add spring-flowering trees to your landscape, January and February are excellent months to plant them.

Gardening: For those itching to get growing, here’s what you can do this time of year

I can tell all you gardeners out there are getting restless. So, here are some answers about what you can do now in the garden and still be aware its “winter” ...