There are plant guard paints that come in grey, green or brown colors. These paints can be more expensive, but they blend with the tree trunk better. Plant guard paints can also protect against ...

Wild ginger is a native North American groundcover that's perfect for shady spots around tree trunks. This plant features heart-shaped, deep green leaves that form a lush, low-growing carpet.

Additional specs: Supports trees of 8 feet tall with a 5 inch trunk. Not all tree stands have that done to death green and red holiday theme. Some, like this one from Tree Nest, are actually stylish.

Those green-blue growths that you see on tree trunks and branches are not mosses. They are lichens. Lichens are not killing your tree, nor are they causing it to fail. They are telling you ...