If you plant under these trees, it’s going to be difficult to keep the landscaping alive. In other cases, it’s not so much the tree that’s the problem, as is disturbing its roots.

Established trees can create a challenging environment for other plants, so opting to grow resilient shrubs underneath them ...

If you have an established landscape on your property, then chances are, you have large trees.� And as you have found out, or are going to find out, growing anything beneath them can be a ...

Before planting under trees, loosen the soil as best as you can among the tree roots and work 2 or 3 inches of compost or quality topsoil into the native soil.

The Plant Clinic can make more recommendations for plants that grow well under trees. The best time to add plants under a tree is when the tree is young, before its roots have grown out wide.

From flowers to grasses, these companion plants can help fruit trees flourish by improving soil, deterring pests, and more.

Trees take up an enormous amount of water, leaving the soil around them very dry. That said, many shade-tolerant, drought-tolerant plants do well under trees.

Now that you have downtime during the dormant season, it’s time to sketch out some new designs for spring planting. If you’ve been eyeing that blank spot under your mature tree as prime ...

To make them look even more eye-catching, there's a bright yellow flower that not only adds even more visual interest but provides benefits to your orange tree. Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) is a ...

Planting under a mulberry tree has many more restrictions because of the dense shade. Q: A month ago, we had a shrub that was seemingly healthy. It began losing its leaves since then.

A grouping of Hosta 'Stained Glass' thrive in dappled shade under a large tree. Solutions for the shade garden with advice from Graham Rice, author of "Planting the Dry Shade Garden: The Best ...

Q: About 12 years ago we moved to a property here in Bethlehem that has an old farmers windbreak. This windbreak consists of mostly sassafras trees and wild cherry trees. There were a few black wal… ...