Two successful tree species to plant in San Antonio as living Christmas trees are Deodar cedar and Arizona cypress. ... decorate it as a holiday tree and then plant it in your landscape.

Instead of subjecting your Christmas tree to being ground into mulch for suburban landscaping, turn it into important habitat for fish and wildlife. Sinking Christmas trees in lakes and ponds ...

Uses in the landscape. Christmas ferns are a fitting addition to a native plant or woodland garden. They make an attractive border or edging against a wall, fence or foundation.

“If we plant a new seedling, it will take six to eight years to get a tree back. Stump culturing takes two years off that time,” says Eli McGee, owner and manager of McGee Christmas Tree Farm in ...

Garden experts share their favorite conifer tree species as well as the best tips for growing conifers in your backyard.

City contractors feed discarded Christmas trees into a wood-chipper on Jan. 9, 2013, at a recycling facility on the North Side of Chicago. (Chris Walker/Chicago Tribune) By Beth Botts ...

Purdue Landscape Report: When I was a kid, if you’d asked me what my favorite season was it would always immediately be summer. No school, time for playing outdoors, swimming, hiking, and late nights ...