Get Your Trees Ready For Winter

As the days grow shorter and temperatures begin to drop, it’s time to focus on preparing your trees for the winter season. Proper winterization helps trees withstand harsh conditions, promotes healthy growth in the spring, and prevents damage that could lead to more significant issues later. Here’s a comprehensive guide [...]

Benefits of Trees and Shrubs for Homeowners You May Have Overlooked

While urban sprawl characterizes many modern neighborhoods, the presence of trees and shrubs often becomes an overlooked feature of a welcoming and nurturing environment. Beyond their aesthetic appeal, these green companions offer a myriad of tangible benefits to homeowners, regardless of the size or design of their homes. From enhancing [...]

Help Your Trees, Shrubs, and Landscaping Beat the Heat of Summer

Midwestern weather is notoriously unpredictable, with winters bringing ice storms, heavy snowfalls but also occasional days in the upper 50s and even 60s or 70s. Springtime can be warm, or it can include cold temps and snow. But one aspect of Midwestern weather is nearly certain: extremely hot and humid [...]

Keep Your Evergreens Green

It may seem basic; evergreens are always green. That’s why they’re called “evergreens.” But that’s not always the case as evergreens can turn brown, usually in one or two areas and then turn progressively brown. This can be traced to a number of causes, including a variety of diseases, pest [...]

Tree Of The Month: The Flowering Dogwood

Welcome to our new monthly feature, the Tree of the Month. Each month we’ll provide readers with an in-depth look at a select species of tree. The focus of the Tree of the Month feature will be on trees native to the Midwest or that will thrive in area soil [...]