Family businesses are a big part of the North Country’s economic landscape. Businesses cost lots of money to start, and take specific skills to run, so getting a foot in the door through family can ...

WEST SPRINGFIELD — A new tree nursery will let West Springfield replace dead or damaged trees at lower costs. Now, a single replacement tree, not including delivery, planting and later care, costs ...

If you enjoy the savory taste of olives, then you should consider saving the pit so you can grow your very own tree. Native ...

With a PhD in zoology and biochemistry, Dr Christine Poellabauer knows just how important it is to manage natural resources. In 2005, she founded Mocamana, L’Esprit Nature and launched a carbon offset ...

Owner Joe Becker stocks plants at Becker's Nursery on 927 Krumkill Road. BETHLEHEM — A landscaping company owner has opened a facility in Slingerlands to grow and sell plants, trees and flowers for ...

Water a young plum tree abundantly when the topsoil gets dry—this will help it develop a strong root system. “Manual watering is especially important during the first few years after planting,” ...

Tammy Sons is the CEO of TN Nursery and an expert plant advisor who studied horticulture. She enjoys her family, the outdoors and nature. As seasons shift, so do consumer behaviors, and for the tree ...

With its branches poking out of a drawstring bag, a potted plum tree accompanied Tristan Shaw to a recent nonprofit luncheon. For the last three years, he has carried a sapling for “emotional support” ...