Q: I just put in an all-native garden this spring, and it is getting a lot of leaves falling from trees near it. Unfortunately, most of the trees are black walnuts. Due to the juglone these trees give ...

For many urban gardeners, a black walnut is not a friendly tree. Though black walnut is valued for its fine quality timber, it has a detrimental property that inhibits many plant species from growing ...

Q: We have a butterfly and bee garden in our yard with varieties of Echinacea and Rudbeckia. This fall I noticed several of the seed heads had odd-looking growths. I removed the seed heads from all ...

For many urban gardeners, black walnut is a not-friendly tree. Though black walnut is valued for its fine quality timber, they have a detrimental property that inhibits many plant species from growing ...

News Leader reader Sue writes with the following dilemma: “I have always heard you need to be careful planting around black walnut trees as they leach out toxins or something like that into the soil ...

Many Midwestern yards are adorned by black walnut trees. The black walnut (Juglans nigra) is a large, handsome native tree that bears edible nuts. There’s just one problem with black walnuts: They’re ...

There are a lot of leaves outside my window, and I’m guessing your view might be similar. This carpet of dead foliage is often viewed as a nuisance, but it can be an important component in the garden.