Laurie Casey

This Mother's Day, give Mom a living rose that will bloom all summer long and for years to come. "Some roses are great for expert gardeners who enjoy challenging plants,...

Planting a bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa) in your yard is like inviting Rocky Balboa to live above your garage. It is tough and solid, able to handle the challenges of...

Saucer magnolia (Magnolia x soulangiana) stands proudly in many front yards in Chicago and the suburbs. But although its lavender-tinged white flowers are beautiful, sometimes frost and wind storms blow...

You're at the garden center, eagerly staring at a row of saplings to find the tree of your dreams. Assuming you've already done the important work of researching a hardy...

When people ask you where you live, what do you say? The city? The 'burbs? Borrrring! Tell them you live in a forest, and that they do, too. It's called...

If you've resolved to garden sustainably this year, start now by looking for eggs of garden pests like gypsy moth and Eastern tent caterpillar. There's less ick-factor: Bugs in their...

Tired of your yard as winter drags on? "Now's the time to assess it and add some pizazz for next winter," said Doris Taylor, Plant Clinic manager at The Morton...

Trees are the antidote to our "gotta have it now" world, rewarding our patience with amazing, ever-changing beauty. In short, trees are an investment. Watching a tree grow and nurturing...

We may equate botanical beauty with romantic love, but nature doesn't. A flower's sole purpose is the tree or plant's reproduction and survival, according to Sharon Yiesla, Plant Clinic assistant...