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If decorating your Christmas tree early has you saying “bah humbug,” the latest holiday decor trend might be right up your alley: Halloween trees are officially 'in,' and people are already putting them up.Source: Halloween Trees Are About to Be This Year's Biggest...

Check if trees or bushes need pruning. Look for low-hanging branches that might snap or break in the winter and cause damage. Now is the time to trim them. Call a tree service if needed.*Source: Get Yards Ready For Fall With Six Tips From TurfMutt (* Yes, you know who...

Mother Nature doesn’t stop for a pandemic. She’ll deliver us an eye-popping fiesta of color this fall, as always. Here are some less-populated places to take it all in.Source: Six places in New England to see fall foliage without the crowds - The Boston Globe

As you move indoors for winter, some plants can come with you, while others are a lost cause. Here’s how to tell the difference.Source: Which Plants Should You Move Indoors for Fall? - The New York Times

If your fall biking goals include finding the perfect trail for viewing New England’s iconic fall foliage, Bicycling magazine just made it easier by naming two local trails as national standouts for fall rides.Source: These 2 New England bike rides are great for fall...

Using the right techniques for cutting grass are key to keeping it looking its best. Ditch these bad habits from your maintenance routine now.Source: The Best Ways to Mow a Lawn to Keep It Healthy | Better Homes & Gardens

"Use your head first to rid your vegetable garden of weeds, not your hoe," said long-time garden-to-table expert Kath LaLiberte. "First you need to know how weeds are getting into your garden. Then you can build defenses to keep them out. To reduce weeds and weeding,...

What will New England’s famous fall foliage season look like this year? Yankee magazine just published its first fall foliage forecast, which predicts this year has the potential for “a big color punch.”Source: Here's Yankee magazine's first fall foliage forecast of...

Shopping for flower bulbs: It’s one of the more joyful summertime garden chores, certainly better than dragging hoses and sprinklers around or keeping ahead of the most incorrigible weeds. But there are a few things to consider before you go shopping.Source: Tips on...

Here's what you need to do to prep your landscape for the colder months!Source: Fall Garden Checklist | Better Homes & Gardens

Autumn is the perfect time to plant bulbs, perennials, and more before winter sets in. Next spring, your new plants will get off to a stronger start.Source: Which Plants to Start Growing in Fall | Better Homes & Gardens

Garden beds and borders, artfully filed with a colorful tapestry of flowers and foliage, are always in vogue...To design (or redesign) a lower-maintenance, longer-interest bed or border, follow these tips.Source: Steps for a Garden with Long Interest and Less...

Although the majority of pruning in the garden takes place in late winter or early spring, there is a group of trees and shrubs that can be pruned in midsummer, when they are semi-dormant. Source: Tip of the Week: Summer Pruning of Evergreens - Horticulture

There’s another improvement that can beautify your home, boost curb appeal, and lower your energy bills at the same time. And while it can still be costly, sometimes a squirrel will do the job for free... Trees.Source: Don't sweat it, plant it: Trees boost health, cut...

Urban trees can help cut air pollution from New York to Beijing, but which trees do the best job? Future Planet weighs up the options.Source: The best trees to reduce air pollution | BBC Future

Keeping a lawn in tip-top shape often means applying an organic fertilizer twice a year, aerating periodically to discourage thatch buildup and soil compaction, watering regularly, and properly mowing it. But even if you do everything right, you can still end up with...

August is a tough month for ornamentals. Experts in three regions discuss the best ways to help plants battle the stress of extreme heat.Source: Counteracting Summer Stress On Ornamentals

Nature is already socking away a lot of carbon for us. It could soak up a lot more—if we help.Source: Why Old-Growth Trees Are Crucial to Fighting Climate Change | WIRED

A new study, published in the Journal of Biogeography, looks at the tree rings of West Virginia’s historic log cabins and other wooden structures to better understand the period in which they were built. It’s just the latest example of what the science of...

There are ways of helping them as they help us through the summer.Source: Trees can’t escape the extreme heat. But they do have some impressive coping mechanisms. - The Washington Post