Person adding soil backfill to a pine tree sapling - Anastasiia Krivenok/Getty Images When it's time to prep your yard's soil for planting a tree, grabbing some compost may seem like an obvious step.

Key Points Before adding a Christmas tree to the compost pile, break it up into small pieces.There are many ways to break it ...

Instead of spitting out orange seeds and discarding them, it's possible to grow your own trees. Germination and planting is ...

American trees are in trouble. Based on recent estimates, up to one in every six native species in the continental US is in danger of going extinct, due to mounting threats such as invasive species, ...

Meyer lemon trees can grow indoors or outdoors, but must be protected from frost and brought inside in cold climates. These ...

Lafayette residents concerned about the excessive heat and lack of rainfall putting stress on their trees can pick up free compost at the Dean Domingues Compost Facility to help trees retain moisture.

Don't toss that supermarket lemon. Learn how to grow lemon trees (Citrus x limon) from seeds to produce one of the most fragrant flowering trees around.

You can plant an olive pit and grow an olive tree either indoors or outside. Use an olive pit from an organic tree, rather than from a jar of olives you got at the store. Be patient! It can take years ...

LAFAYETTE, LA (KLFY) — With Christmas over, it is now time to dispose of your Christmas tree. Instead of burning your tree like many people do, there is a way to recycle it and give back to the ...

When it's time to prep your yard's soil for planting a tree, grabbing some compost may seem like an obvious step. Compost has tons of benefits for plants, from improving soil structure to boosting ...