Mead Tree & Turf Care

13 Trees You Should Never Plant In Your Yard

13 Trees You Should Never Plant In Your Yard For most people, the end of summer and approach of autumn means cooler temperatures, harvest time for crops, a

11 Trees You Should Never Plant in Your Yard: 1. Silver maple (Acer saccharinum)

Don’t plant bad trees that will cost you time and money later. These tips will help you make the right tree choices for your yard.

10 Trees That Spell Trouble for Your Yard

Mature trees add a lot of value to your property, boosting both your home's price and your quality of life... but only if they are the right trees. When you make an investment in a tree, don’t inadvertently plant something that will become a maintenance headache or the eventual cause of a dispute with your neighbors. To play it safe, keep these 10 trees out of your landscaping plan.

Tree Guide: a great guide to help you decide what to plant

Tree Guide: a great guide to help you decide what to plant

10 Gorgeous Flowers Named After the Royal Family

How to Feed Birds All Year Long

As the seasons change from winter to spring to summer to fall, switch up what you're serving in your feeders to attract more birds to your backyard.

DIY Holiday Bird Feeder

One of my favorite things to do on a lazy Saturday afternoon is to sit by the window with a cup of tea and watch the birds. Recently, my oldest daughter helped me make these festive pine cone bird feeders to encourage our feathered friends to visit more often. And because it’s the holiday season, we adorned our bird fe

Tree Care Myths Debunked! |

There are a few myths about tree care floating around and as certified arborists, we wanted to set things straight. Read on to learn the truth behind some of these myths.

Treating Trees with Foundational Turf Strategies

Generally, strategies that are foundational for turf also serve well for woody and herbaceous plant materials

Care of self and doing 'with' not 'to'

Otis's care of self area. Finally a mirror on the wall. Children love looking at themselves! A hairbrush and a handkerchief. No tissues here. Otis would either eat it or pull it into a million pieces. I've moved his cube chairs. Now there is one here for dressing and the...

How To Care for a Tea Olive Tree

When the blooms appear, their heady fragrance is liable to make you swoon.

Landscaping and Tree Care Helpful Tips

The health of your trees involves more than meets the eye. If you have any trees on your property, you should know that their roots are their foundation. Although they are buried underground and out of sight, roots offer both structural and nutritional support to a tree. In fact, without healthy and strong roots, a…

New Spanish-Language Tree Care Videos Available!

Save Our Water, the USFS & California ReLeaf have partnered to create two Spanish-language videos that demonstrate how to care for trees during California’s drought.

How to care for your tree after spring cold snap

Master gardener Leimone Waite answers readers’ questions about plants, garden tools and their use, and gardening techniques.

Caring For The Indoor Bonsai Tree

This blog is about Gardening, Build Free Greenhouse, Vegetable Gardening, Bonsai care, Garden Fountains, Landscaping Garden.

Elementary students learn how to care for aging maple tree

Protecting Plants In A Freeze: Best Way To Cover And Keep Plants From Freezing

Unexpected freezes can devastate landscapes and gardens. It can leave a gardener wondering how to protect plants from freezing and what is the best way to cover plants. Read here to find out.