Once again it's that time of year when homeowners begin worrying about the weather. Droughts have been becoming more common around the US and are a major concern. Here are some great tips on preparing your trees now to withstand longer periods without water.

Adding additional trees to your yard almost always has more pros than cons. These days, most homes either make due with trees left standing after the lot was initially cleared or the trees that were planted during the original landscaping. Need more convincing to add more trees? Just keep reading.

After finishing your spring planting, you probably complete your seasonal yard maintenance by mulching flowerbeds, trees, walkways and garden paths. While all these areas can certainly benefit from mulching, just make sure to not mulch incorrectly in order to not damage both old and new vegetation.

Now that summer is here, it's time to start looking for signs of damage to your trees from excess heat and lack of nutrients. Trees with diseased roots can also potentially be damaged to the point of dying if heat stress isn't discovered and treated in time.

While shopping for new trees, it's human nature to gravitate toward trees, plants and shrubs that are full of green leaves, shoots, blossoms and flowers, while bypassing the section of the gardening center where the bare root trees are stored.

Now that warmer weather is finally here, you've probably begun spring yard maintenance, including tree pruning. Before you get too carried away, continue reading to see why the tops of those trees need to be left intact.

The Emerald Ash Borer is a very aggressive Asian beetle that in the past 14 years has destroyed millions of ash trees here in the United States. Confusion has reigned among tree experts on the topic of control and containment. In the beginning it was thought that once an ash tree became infected with these beetles, it could not be salvaged and would need to be removed. Over the years, this drastic treatment has been debated and now other methods are offered.

It's time for spring tree maintenance and instead of having all those cut tree branches taken to the landfill or even ground into mulch, here are some easy crafty ideas to incorporate them into your home's decor.

We all know that trees do a lot to provide shade and oxygen to a community, but studies show that the benefits of trees go even further. There is a strong correlation between having a lot of old trees in a community and a lower crime rate.

Usually mature trees don't require a great deal of care. However, general maintenance goes a long way in keeping your trees healthy. Here are some tree maintenance tips: