MILWAUKEE -- City of Milwaukee Forestry officials say it's not just the grass that's suffering from the extreme heat and lack of rainfall -- trees are also in need of watering. They're now encouraging ...

First there was the tea bag, and now – during a statewide water shortage – there is the tree bag. San Clemente began this week using slow-release water bags, filled with recycled water produced at the ...

BOUND BROOK — Bound Brook received a 2011 federal grant which was used to purchase 60 tree-watering bags and to provide a soil and insecticide treatment for a dozen slippery elms that had been ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When watering the plants in our gardens, many of us often overlook a particular plant type: trees. It's easy to assume that the trees in your ...

A new tree planted along a street or in a park often has an odd-looking accessory: a watering bag. It’s a green or brown bag made of heavy plastic sitting at the base of the tree, usually secured with ...

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (KABC) -- The city of San Clemente is zip-tying thick green bags filled with 20 gallons of recycled water around the trunks of trees along street medians in an effort to conserve ...

Help your new tree establish by removing the grass around the tree, then applying a layer of mulch. Courtesy Johnson County Research and Extension It is said the best time to plant a tree was 10 years ...

If you don’t water your young trees, this is the result. This dying tree needed to be watered weekly. Courtesy Johnson County Extension Consistent moisture is essential when establishing new plants, ...

Oh Fountain of Knowledge, on my evening walk I see these green bags on recently planted trees. What are they protecting them from? — Sailor Susan OMG, Sailor Susan, do you not read this column ...

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (KABC) -- The city of San Clemente is zip-tying thick green bags filled with 20 gallons of recycled water around the trunks of trees along street medians in an effort to conserve ...