Before adding a Christmas tree to the compost pile, break it up into small pieces. There are many ways to break it up, ranging from using strictly hand tools to renting a wood chipper. Manage your ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Person adding soil backfill to a pine tree sapling - Anastasiia Krivenok/Getty Images When it's time to prep your yard's soil for ...

From wrapping paper to decorations, the most wonderful time of the year can quickly become the most wasteful. The 25 to 30 million Christmas trees Americans buy every year are no exception. When the ...

American trees are in trouble. Based on recent estimates, up to one in every six native species in the continental US is in danger of going extinct, due to mounting threats such as invasive species, ...

LAFAYETTE PARISH — LAFAYETTE, La. — Thousands of pounds of tree trimmings, yard waste, and a small percentage of Christmas trees are being recycled into compost at the Lafayette Consolidated ...

Lafayette residents concerned about the excessive heat and lack of rainfall putting stress on their trees can pick up free compost at the Dean Domingues Compost Facility to help trees retain moisture.

When it's time to prep your yard's soil for planting a tree, grabbing some compost may seem like an obvious step. Compost has tons of benefits for plants, from improving soil structure to boosting ...