One of my favorite things about sharing a love for gardening with my dad is our passing on of notes and lessons. I'll often turn to him for some advice and he likewise calls on me if something isn't ...

My friend Jane Antley lives in the borough of West Chester. She emailed me last month with a question about leaf drop. “I’ve been meaning to write to you for several weeks about something that has me ...

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When you buy a bare root red maple tree to plant in your yard, it'll usually look more like a skinny stick than a towering shade tree. While it'll take time for it to reach maturity, it won't stay a ...

Q: There are shiny red growths on many leaves on my silver maple this year. The growths look similar to a lady bug without the spots. They are firmly attached to the leaf and cannot be scraped off or ...

A couple of questions came in recently about red maple trees. Lena said her maple on the side of her Stuart home looks like it is struggling. She reports it bloomed some and set seeds, but many of the ...