A paper published in 2019, estimated that there is enough land on Earth to support an extra trillion trees to capture carbon. But in the rush to grow trees, people ignored the supporting environment ...

Botanic gardens hold a third of Earth’s plant species, but broken data systems are slowing conservation when climate risks ...

One day this summer, shortly after noon, the angle of the sun must have been just right: It allowed Ben Harris to see shadows inside dozens of protective tree tubes that he and Amish farm boys had ...

I love what Xilin Zhang is doing by turning her lawn into a native plant garden in New Hyde Park [“On LI, native gardens grow despite hurdles,” News, July 21]. But I am outraged the village threatened ...

Farmers always strive to do more with less. Sometimes our commitment to sustainability even allows us to make something from nothing. That’s what I’ve learned from tree farming in Zimbabwe. I didn’t ...

Picture a forested hillside stripped bare, replaced by row after row of black solar panels. That’s the tradeoff many communities face: renewable power at the cost of ecosystems. But a growing body of ...

Which option is best for you depends on the planting time, your budget, and other factors.

Some plants, like avocado trees, grow stronger and more cold hardy as they mature. They also become more difficult to cover.