Deciduous (leafy) trees and shrubs are best pruned in March and April before new growth begins. The exceptions are maples and birch, which bleed sap if pruned too early in spring, so delay their ...

Extensive pruning is best done over a period of two to three years to lessen shock to the tree, with no more than one-third ...

Katy Deitz’s laurel oak was decades old, the trunk half the length of her body, when the hollowing effects of heart-rot decay ...

"I basically neglected it for a solid year and created a massive problem for myself that I'm still working on fixing several ...

A: You’ve inherited a steamer trunk — a vintage ... if you want to expose the wood underneath. It also shows how to use a wallpaper steamer to make it easier to scrape off old paper on the ...

For a deeper clean, you can use an old toothbrush to tackle any remaining grime on the filters or seal. Bacteria can build up quickly if you're frequently running cold washes, so it's best to ...

This was a sprout sent up from old chestnut rootstock that ... Unlike oak, the wood was light and easy to work. It was also rot-resistant and thus long-lasting. Moreover, the timber made good ...

A builder is campaigning for Queensland Health to fix a century-old former country hospital or ... to see the asset used and not just left to rot away to the elements," he said.

A map of the Netherlands has been drawn up to show the areas where houses are at risk of foundations problems, according to housing minister Mona Keijzer. The “pandzakkingskaart” gives an indication ...