There's nothing quite like enjoying your morning coffee on your patio in the dappled shade. Sadly, this rarely comes to pass, as most shade trees are prone to dropping twigs, petals, fruits, seeds, ...

Looking upward into the branches of a very large elm tree. - Alex Cristi /Getty Images Summertime shade might be the most obvious benefit trees provide, but they also improve air quality, cool the air ...

Becca Lewis is home maintenance writer who aims to foster confidence in and inspire DIY enthusiasts at all skill levels. Becca attended Southern Connecticut State University, where she studied ...

The toll emerald ash borer is taking is easily seen on farmstead windbreaks and town boulevards across the country. Millions of ash trees have been lost since the borer, native to Russia and Asia, was ...

It's not easy being green, especially for elm trees. This summer -- like others -- the no-fuss granddaddy of shade trees is a host for disease, insects and a foul stench. And the common but deadly ...

PITTSFIELD — A neighborhood off Elm Street is about to get shadier — literally — thanks to a state grant. Pittsfield has been awarded $65,800 through the Cooling Corridors Grant Program to plant 40 ...