Q: My dad helped me plant a couple of young apple trees in my backyard last weekend and so far, so good. After we finished I said the only thing I had left to do was paint the trunks white. He looked ...

With trees, as with elephants and in swimming, trunks are important. They’re part of trees’ beauty, strength, majesty, and mystique. We have things to discuss. Like people, trunks come in all shapes ...

Beyond huge piles of concrete and asphalt debris at a site being cleared for development in Wauconda, a two-man crew has begun repurposing parts of the landscape that have been lost. Included is the ...