There’s a lot to love about trees. They filter the air, provide habitat, and cool down cities. The planet’s 3 trillion trees anchor complex ecosystems and suck up 30% of carbon emissions from burning ...

Scientists have analyzed whether planting turf and clover beneath solar panels can increase soil organic carbon, after measuring the results from a commercial plant in Japan. They tested more than 20 ...

Planting a garden seems like a natural: Just choose some plants or seeds, plunk them in the soil, and water now and then. What could be easier, right? At least for me, it doesn’t always work that way, ...

EHPY, whose 15 operating members are carrying out a cluster of 14 agrivoltaic projects in France, has started planting the first kilometer of hedges around its land, in order to hide future PV plants.

Companion planting is the practice of enhancing your crop production by growing combinations of different plants close together. Some combinations can significantly benefit plants and enrich the soil, ...

For some of us, planting time is long past — but not for me. I am always busy in the fall, planting everything I can. It is almost time to plant garlic, which is my easiest crop of all. And I’ll soon ...

Editor’s note: These excerpts are from Lorene Edwards Forkner’s latest book, “Grow Great Vegetables Washington” (Timber Press, $21.99). GROWING FRUITS AND VEGETABLES is a crazy good thing. From chilly ...