I encourage the planting of hardy trees, shrubs, ground covers and vines during the cool season from November to early March. But many people wait until April and May to hit the nurseries to do their ...

These plants included everything from tomatoes in the garden to field corn, dahlias and spreading petunias, to several types ...

In 1872, a Nebraska newspaper editor and tree lover named J. Sterling Morton proposed dedicating a day to planting trees in his home state. The idea, shall we say, took root. That year, April 10 ...