If you're not a fan of prolonging the life of your real Christmas trees, and don't want to bother with storing a bulky artificial option, consider upcycling a common garden item. It's easy to turn a ...

Granted, you might get some strange looks if you tell someone you're making Christmas trees out of tomato cages. But once it's finished, this fun and easy holiday project will temper any skepticism.

that start with an inverted tomato cage: What you'll need: Large sheet of felt, big enough to cover your cage; small, colored felt sheets; fuzzy craft balls; fabric glue. We wrapped the tree, cut out ...

Joellen Dimond makes cages for flower bulbs, and Wes Hopper talks about fertilizing trees. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, University of Memphis Director of Landscape Joellen ...