Most trees are content to compete for sunlight and water by simply growing taller or wider. The black walnut has a different strategy altogether. It poisons its neighbors. This isn’t a figure of ...

If you've moved into a new home and are still getting to know the backyard trees (or a forgetful squirrel gifted you with a new sapling), there's a chance one of them is a black walnut (Juglans nigra) ...

Frosty greetings, gardeners! The crisp beauty of autumn is upon us, and with it I offer my last gardening feature for the year. Thank you for your questions, your attention and your love of the green ...

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The tree is 50 feet tall with a 30-foot-wide crown, a majestic and statuesque presence in my garden. I just love it. And it is fatally ill. Truly, fatally. As a Master Gardener, that is the last thing ...