The three most common problems for lawns are irrigation, disease and insects. The easiest to diagnose are insect problems.
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Apriums, like apricots, need lots of heat to ripen and sweeten to their highest quality. They did not get it this year.
The general recommendation is to not have rocks greater than golf ball-sized so that lawn grass roots have a place to grow. Trees and shrubs have similar guidelines.
Some intrepid Southern Nevadans choose paths of darkness in their bid to keep hiking adventures alive during sizzling summer months.
Strong winds are particularly damaging in the spring when leaves are new and tender. Strong winds equal increased water lost by plants. The sudden death of leaves right after strong winds signals a need for water.
Black spots on a pluot could be either from the sun (sunburn on the fruit) or, more likely, a nutritional problem.
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With another scorching Southern Nevada summer now in full swing, there’s no time like the present to learn how to help your landscape survive these hot months—and what steps you can take to save water this season.
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The slot reporting threshold is governed by an IRS regulation, so the change will not go into effect until the agency updates its rules.
As temperatures inched near triple digits Wednesday afternoon, people along a central Las Vegas corridor and services hub for locals experiencing homelessness found ways to cool down.
A teenage girl was drugged and raped at orientation for the University of Nevada, Reno, according to a lawsuit.
An Arizona hotelier had big plans for a small property in Las Vegas but is now trying to sell the place.
