If strong winds are damaging your garden — for example, breaking branches, pulling moisture from foliage and drying out the soil — consider planting a living windbreak. A living windbreak is a group ...

Trees planted in windbreaks provide protection from the windy conditions often present in Illinois this time of year. While these plantings typically include evergreen species for year-round ...

Cool, windy days remind us how useful windbreak trees are. Effective windbreak plantings save energy dollars, paying for themselves many times over the years. They also make our lives easier and our ...

Winter gusts can be brutal, but your garden doesn't have to suffer! Imagine your carefully nurtured plants standing tall instead of drooping under icy blasts. Cold snaps have a sneaky way of stressing ...

Conservation districts have provided trees for windbreaks for more than 40 years ...

This windbreak features a toyon tree, a redbud bush and native grasses. (Photo by Pamela Noemsie) Western redbud can be used to make a windbreak. (Photo by Pamela Noensie) Toyon is a great option for ...