“Cypress” is a name or nickname bestowed on a variety of species of trees. Technically, the term refers to coniferous trees in the cypress family Cupressaceae. In that group, there are true cypress ...

For a little more privacy in your yard or on your patio, look no further than a natural fence made from fast-growing evergreen trees or shrubs like these.

After 20 years of growth, some of the ever-widening, 40-foot-tall Leyland cypress trees running along my backyard property line are blocking the walkway. A simple trim is not an option because only ...

Well, I did it. My neighbors might not be thrilled because I did it organically. I freed my yard of mosquitoes with an organic repellent product. Sorry neighbors, next time I promise to kill them ...

Question: I lost all 12 of my Leyland cypress trees to seiridium canker. I was told by an arborist that the disease spread via the ground, and that there wasn't anything I could have done to prevent ...

Many “green” consumers and homeowners who give a thumbs down to fresh-cut trees and gasp at the notion of buying artificial trees, should sing gleefully about the live-tree idea. With roots still ...

A homeowner in my neighborhood here in Napa contacted me with a concern about an evergreen tree in his front yard. He prizes it for the screening it provides and for its year-round greenery. The tree ...