Once promoted by the government as the perfect ornamental landscape tree, Bradford pears are now seen as a dangerous scourge ...

EXCERPT: Drape netting controls codling moth, but it can trigger an outbreak of aphids if their predators are also blocked by ...

Send events for this calendar to homes@dailyherald.com with “calendar listing” in the subject line. Deadline is two weeks prior to the event. Upcoming Rolling Meadows Garden Club: 6 ...

A restaurant is opening their doors to a community in need.O'Neals Smokehouse in Cassopolis will provide free meals to anyone impacted by Friday's tornado that The "Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins" ...

What’s the hardest thing, psychologically, for normally reasonable gardeners to do? For decades I have extolled folks to adopt some very straightforward and rewarding horticultural practices which, on ...

Many homeowners harbor secret dreams of planting an orchard and becoming more self-sufficient. The cost of fresh fruit can be high in the off-season, in addition to the price of driving to buy it.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Thrifting offers benefits beyond just saving money and practicing sustainable consumption; according to research published in the Journal of ...

This fruit is practically animal proof! I'm yet to see a bird or other animals such as possums or squirrels eat this fruit (umm, we don't have squirrels in Australia) but you get what I mean... I ...

Every spring, raptors return to nesting sites across northern Michigan. The smallest of these birds of prey, a falcon called the American kestrel (Falco sparverius), flies through the region’s many ...

Native trees, such as oaks, have long held a special place in our culture and countryside. Now, researchers have shown that these trees are also important to woodland birds and their offspring. A new ...