Clay soil is notoriously difficult to garden with. But it's still possible to grow an apple or pear tree in a clay-soil yard ...

It seems pretty simple to plant a tree. Dig a hole. Drop in a tree. Fill the hole. Add water. Go back inside and have a beer. What could go wrong? Yet year after year, we see trees planted incorrectly ...

October is a fine time to plant a tree or shrub. “The air has cooled off, but the soil is still pretty warm,” said Spencer Campbell, Plant Clinic manager at The Morton Arboretum in Lisle. That means ...

Berries hang off a blackhaw viburnum tree - Sheila Brown/Getty Images If you fancy growing blackhaw viburnum in your yard, ...