After a tree comes down, the stump is often the last part of the job. While leaving a stump may seem harmless, it can eventually interfere with mowing, landscaping, construction, and everyday use of your property. For homeowners, contractors, municipalities, schools, farms, and commercial property owners throughout Illinois, Wisconsin, Eastern Iowa, and Western Indiana, knowing when you should remove a …

Illinois forests are home to a wide variety of native trees, shrubs, wildflowers, and wildlife. Unfortunately, they are also increasingly challenged by invasive plant species that can spread rapidly and change the character of a wooded property. Invasive plants are non-native species capable of establishing and spreading aggressively. In forested areas, they can crowd out native plants, interfere with young-tree …

As summer winds down, now is a great time to begin fall landscaping prep. Across Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Indiana, months of heat, storms, weeds, and dry conditions can leave landscape beds and trees needing attention. You don’t have to wait for leaves to start falling in order to prepare your landscaping for fall. A few late-summer maintenance tasks—including cleanup, …