LAFAYETTE, La. — So, Pollard’s Riversbend Farms have been setting up Christmas tree lots in Acadiana since 1981. How did it begin? And why did ‘Dad’ come in the first place? “He actually started off ...

Lloyd and Meghan Pollard became accidental Christmas tree farmers when they moved with their 4 kids to a ranch off Northwest ...

Turkey and football are part of the annual Thanksgiving tradition for families across Acadiana. For many, bringing home a Christmas tree is part of the day's festivities. For nearly four decades, a ...

If your living room is feeling bare, it might be time to head to your local Christmas tree farm. Here’s a list of spots— some of which even let you cut your own.

I saw a group of trees that have been topped at the Garden, but I thought that topping trees was bad for them. — Angela Groskopf, Park Ridge You may be referring to the group of sycamore trees planted ...

You either like the look of a tree that has been pollarded, or you do not. It's not a natural look. This time of year, a pollarded tree presents a trunk capped by a clubbed head, or a trunk with short ...

Macomb County is a step closer to its goal of doubling the tree canopy across its communities. Officials gathered in Chesterfield Township on Monday to dedicate 20 trees recently planted at Pollard ...

On a recent trip to southern France I was fascinated by what some people might term "tree abuse." The French love to turn certain trees into sculpted forms by removing all new growth each year -- or ...