Want to create some shade on your patio without doing anything too drastic? Planting is key – and this glorious, ...

The ideal privacy tree grows fast, hides your yard from prying eyes, but doesn’t take over the whole landscape. These ...

Two women planting potted tree saplings in a backyard. - Nikola Stojadinovic/Getty Images Fall gives you the perfect opportunity to experiment with the best ways to plant trees in your yard. While you ...

Flowering trees fill the yard with dazzling colors while sheltering the home and providing privacy. Power up your yard's vivid canopy with these fast-growing flowering trees recommended by experienced ...

Adding a large tree to your garden can provide a shady spot for relaxing. But this fast-growing variety may cause more harm ...

It's always nice to enjoy fresh fruit whenever you please, and what fruit could be fresher than the kind you pick yourself? Don't wait for results; get these.

As winter begins to ebb in a few weeks, people will be thinking about landscape issues again. An unfortunate question I am sometimes asked is similar to this: “I lost my prized shade tree! What can I ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Friday we wrap up a month of talking about trees by tackling the topic of fast-growing trees. People ask us to recommendations on fast-growing trees all the time. We have a list ...

Here are 10 of the fastest-growing trees commonly used in home landscaping, according to Penelope O'Sullivan, author of "The Homeowner's Complete Tree and Shrub Handbook." This evergreen pine grows ...

“I want one that grows fast.” Often, that’s the first criterion for homeowners shopping for a tree. But there’s a catch. “A fast-growing tree may require more maintenance and may not live as long,” ...

Professor Jens-Christian Svenning with a specimen of the species Aspidosperma polyneuron in Argentina. The tree is an example of one of the “slow” species that are declining despite their high ...