Forest gardens are designed around layers of trees, shrubs, perennials and ground cover plants used in such a way it reflects the look and feel of a natural forest. They are designed to be a diverse, ...

Research from the University of California, Davis, is shedding light on when and where to plant tree seedlings to help restore forests after high-severity wildfires, and it has a lot to do with shrubs ...

Food forests act like a forest of trees with layers of crops from a canopy of fruit trees down to root crops like sweet potatoes. Question: I am very interested in growing a food forest; however, our ...

To be considered a true Tiny Forest (the term is a registered trademark), it must be based on Miyawaki’s recipe of rich and loose soil densely planted with an optimized combination of trees and shrubs ...

The rapid pace that invasive shrubs infiltrate forests in the northeastern United States makes scientists suspect they have a consistent advantage over native shrubs, and the first region-wide study ...

In the face of rising global temperatures and climate change, gardeners and homeowners are increasingly looking at ways of making their gardens more sustainable. From drought-tolerant planting to ...

A recent WSSA research article shows significant drawbacks to focusing on just one threat to native forest regeneration Forest regeneration failure means insufficient juvenile tree density to replace ...

Great Parks and volunteers are set to plant more than 1,500 shrub seedlings near Miami Whitewater Forest on Saturday. Great Parks and volunteers are set to plant more than 1,500 shrub seedlings near ...

Long-term plans to develop a community forest south of St. Helena took another step forward on Saturday. About 35 volunteers helped plant more than 160 native trees and shrubs to enhance the ...

In the arid American West, wildfires now define summer. Recent years have seen some of the worst wildfires in recorded history. Climate change, the loss of Indigenous burning practices and a century ...

HOCKESSIN, Delaware (WPVI) -- "We all rely on nature and I think that's something we forget about," said Nate Shampine. "And without trees, without these open habitats, without forests, we wouldn't ...