Dear Neil: I’m seeing the landscape guys putting mounds of mulch around tree trunks in town. Is that really a good idea? It seems like it would cause decay in the wood of the trunks.

“In reality, many plants prefer to dry out between waterings, and too much water can lead to root rot.” A quick moisture ...

Minecraft Bedrock players can finally download the game's massive new update which came to the Java edition earlier in 2025.

The scale invariance in branch diameter dictates how much smaller a limb should be as it branches and how much investment a ...

This is a great time of year to see birds’ nests. A search for bird nests is like an archaeological dig, without the ground and without the dig. Shrubs and trees are naked, allowing an open ...

Nut trees make great additions to your yard - and your kitchen - but which are worth growing, and which should you avoid? Let ...

Reptiles have been spotted on imported plants, but what we should really worry about, according to scientists, are the ...

A lion in the Maasai Mara nature reserve in Kenya went to rest in the shade of a tree - but the big cat was in for a surprise ...

Awards have been announced, and the results are breathtaking! This year’s competition saw over 11,000 entries from 61 ...

But some may be wondering, can your neighbour cut your tree without permission and what are their rights when it comes to trimming overhanging branches? Let’s find out. If the base of a tree ...

On Briar Avenue, homes numbered 2, 23, 27, 29, 32, 33, 36, 37, 39, 40, 46, 47, 48, 50, 52, 53, 56, 58, 59, 61, 63, 71, and 90 are without water. 100 Huron Avenue may ...

This leaves a significant number of students who will not have access to the public higher education system, according to Professor Mbulungeni Madiba, Dean of Education at Stellenbosch University.