Q. I was alerted to an article you wrote in 2004 about killing off cottonwood and elm tree root shoots or sprouts. I am building a new house in Sarasota, Florida, and had to remove a 50-plus year old ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...