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 ...

Struggling to plant fruit trees in tough, compacted clay soil? In this video, Mark from Self Sufficient Me demonstrates how ...

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 ...

If there's a holiday tradition as common as putting up a Christmas tree, it's taking it down. And for some families, hauling the tree out of the house takes place nearly as soon as the last cup of egg ...

Q: After the rain, I’ve been seeing mushrooms popping up in my lawn. Are they harmful? If so, how do I get rid of them? A: ...

The tree limbs and yard waste residents leave out for the city may come back to them as compost for plants. Organic items picked up by Environmental Services are taken to the city’s compost facility, ...

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.

Second Chance Composting invites the community to compost their Christmas trees. Trees can be dropped off at 19 Leonard St., Adams, for $9.99 per tree, or picked up for a fee of $19.99 per tree.