Before you add soil, mow over roots, or try to grow grass beneath a tree, learn which fixes help—and which can harm.

Excessive shade and competition for resources makes it difficult for grass to thrive.

Avoid covering exposed roots with large amounts of soil. "While it's tempting, piling soil over established roots can reduce oxygen and stress the tree," says Baldini. If the roots create a tripping ...

Q: Soil and grass keep washing away around a large oak in our lawn, exposing more tree roots plus creating more of a downward slope. A friend says to pile up mulch to cover it and create a volcano ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. These roots were cut too close to the trunk. We don't often think about the roots of trees until there is a problem. A forester ...

When you cut down a garden tree, the scenery of your garden changes significantly.Light may enter areas that were previously ...

Roots belong underground. So why do we often find visible tree roots snaking along the soil surface in the lawn or garden? Some kinds of trees, such as maples, poplars and willows, naturally have ...

Q: We excavated a trench for drainage near an oak tree. At the closest point, we are maybe 12 feet from the trunk of the tree. We did not break any roots larger than about 3/4 inch. Will the tree live ...