One thing you’ll want to leave off your landscaping to-do list, at least for a while, is pruning your oak trees. February ...

SNOW PEA PICKIN': Pick snow peas in the vegetable garden frequently. Ideally, the pods should be harvested when flat before ...

Oak wilt is one of the deadliest tree diseases in the United States, killing millions of oak trees across 76 Texas counties.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has delayed a $1.2 billion project meant to keep invasive carp from reaching Lake Michigan by ...

During Thursday night's TAAG meeting, community members expressed concerns over the removal of three oak trees from downtown ...

One thing you’ll want to leave off your landscaping to-do list, at least for a while, is pruning your oak trees. February marks the beginning of oak wilt season – a disease that can bring down even ...

Now is the time for some winter pruning on ornamental shrubs and trees. From December to late March is the perfect time to ...

If oaks are wounded or must be pruned during these months, apply wound dressing or latex paint to mask the odor of freshly cut wood so the beetles that spread oak wilt will not be attracted to the ...

A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the Feb. 21, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.

If you are considering adding these lovely trees to your house, congratulations on a smart decision. But while these trees cannot grow too tall, they still require pruning to develop healthily. We ...

In May 2023, an 18-inch diameter branch fell from the tree and onto the roadway. A year later, Mayor Debbie Sullivan called ...