Winter is beautiful in its own pale ways, but when lush, leafy trees suddenly stand bare and stark against gray skies, an otherwise vibrant yard can seem a bit glum. It’s easy to assume the garden’s ...

In the woods, leaves cover the soil. They form a rich layer of decaying plant matter that insulates the roots of trees and other plants and provides them with nutrients as it decays. That’s the way it ...

Three of my most prized trees are the oaks we planted in our front yard shortly after we moved. They share our front yard with a black gum (Nyssa sylvatica), red twig dogwoods (Cornus sericea), witch ...

The delicate curry leaf tree is a perfect candidate for small gardens in Kona. In addition to the fragrant white flowers followed by small berry-like fruit that turns from red to black, the leaves of ...