Morton Arboretum

Every fall, there comes a moment as lovely and fleeting as a visit from a butterfly: when the ginkgo trees are golden. The incandescent yellow lasts for just a few...

For many homeowners, spreading mulch is part of the ritual of tidying up the garden after the growing season. Some will use landscape fabric under the mulch, in the hope...

Despite a major storm that propelled multiple tornadoes through the Chicago area, August was otherwise pretty dry, with hot days and rainfall below normal. So even as the growing season...

Autumn will be here soon, and that means it's a good time to think about adding trees or shrubs to your yard. "Planting them in early fall gives their roots...

The approach of autumn makes it time to think about which bulbs to plant for spring bloom. That's because spring-blooming bulbs are planted in the fall. In order to flower,...

You're admiring the stalwart limbs and sculpted leaves of your handsome oak tree, and suddenly you see them: warty bulges clustered along the branches like bunches of freaky grapes. There's...

What do you call that strip of ground between the street and the sidewalk? A hell strip? Parking strip? Tree strip? Most people in the Chicago area call it a...

In the sanctuary of your yard, danger may lurk in the form of poison ivy. This woody vine, which can cause a nasty rash on contact with bare skin, is...