When wood mill owner David Carpenter showed up in the early hours when floodwaters started to recede July Fourth, family ...

Don’t worry, homeowners: your Leyland cypress shrubs are not sick. But, they might be dead.After an usually extreme winter filled with harsh temperatures, several feet of snow, ice and a pola… ...

Planting Leyland cypress trees enjoy both part shade/part sun and full sun—the tree has very forgiving light requirements. The cypress can be planted in many soils.

Despite its modest stature (18 inches), this shrub will cause quite the sensation in your garden. Likes a bit of shade. Zones 4-8. Four other varieties are real standouts.

Shrubs and trees can beautify your yard. ... Make sure the tree is "mulched with 2 to 3 inches of an organic mulch" such as needles, cypress, pine bark or shredded hardwood, Dickert said.

Beidler Forest in the Lowcountry is the largest uncut cypress-tupelo swamp in the world, with some trees that have been growing for more than a millennium, according to Audubon South Carolina. As ...