Can you help identify what species of mushroom is in the attached pics and how to eliminate them. They appeared after a portion of the yard was repaired and straw was laid down. The mushrooms are very dense/hard and persistent.

Please tell me what's wrong with my willow tree?

Have this growing in my front yard flower beds. Don’t remember if it was there last year and seems to be invasive. Area gets sun in the morning, many large / mature trees in area.

Hello! I want to prepare beds to direct sow a few flowering plants. I plan on planting poppies, but I am also interested in native lupine and cosmos. Would you have a list of flowers I could direct sow in the next few months? Many thanks!

What's going on with my lilacs. Blooming on September 17th?

Hello We purchased property in Oakland County that has several apple trees on it. The property was severely overgrown and the trees were stressed. It's now been several years and a couple of them are dying or not producing apples. We want to plant more fruit trees but I thought I should figure out why these are doing so poorly before we bring more trees in. Is there a company you could recommend that could come take a look and let us know if they're even worth trying to save or should we just start over?

Please let me know what is going on with these growths on the tree trunk and what should be done.

What kind of wasps/yellow jacket is this?  See photo

In Lansing, MI a young family moved into house directly behind me. He had a goat in back yard, no problem until my back yard constantly smelled like a big manure pile. City codes got on his case accouple of times. The goat owner then spread-out manure so the smell was not so noticeable. And the goat disappeared two summers ago. The owner put the goat in the block garage, and it never came out into the tiny back yard again. I could hear a bleat a couple of times when it went in. I complained to city codes (Jeramey) and he came out here in spring. He will not face the goat guy nor help the goat. Today 17 Sept. 24 I have not seen or smelled any fresh manure at the corner of our adjoining yards. So now I am concerned more now that goat may be either seriously depressed to the tipping point of really bad health mental and physical. What can be done to HELP THIS CREATURE. This man has also had birds in the back yard in cages too small. Raccoons have been around them in the past. So, the quail disappeared. This guy is clueless. Can someone help and advice this person about animals and living in the city.

group of alder trees of approx age of 10 years appear questioinable to survive. Some skinny bare branches and what leaves that exist appear small and wilted. M