When you've always known deciduous trees to drop their leaves in winter, seeing one that hasn't can be unsettling. Here's why ...

This phenomenon, called marcescence, adds a unique dimension to the winter landscape, and gives me something to ponder while ...

Sometimes by this time in February, the hellebores planted many years ago in a flower bed are showing buds, but that hasn’t ...

Wildlife expert Doctor Éanna Ní Lamhna has said that Monaghan and Cavan are the last counties to see green leaves on the ...

What’s a tulip tree? There are two plant species grown in Marin that are called tulip trees. Magnolia soulangeana, a ...

There are two categories to consider when choosing a new tree: its growth habits, and your purpose in planting it.

During the mid 1960s, Fredonia State College was in expansion mode. The University system implemented the legal authority of emanate domain to consume about a dozen homes on the east side of Temple ...

Who doesn't love a Japanese garden? The peace, harmony and beauty of these spaces is appealing to so many of us. Whether ...

I was up in the White Mountains this weekend, walking out to my car in the AMC’s Highland Center parking lot after a hike, ...

Through the years, I have often been asked what is your favorite season to be in the woods? I always respond the fall when I ...

A recent study published in the Journal of Ecology, led by the UAB and CREAF, analyzes 25 years of evolution of 445,000 trees ...

This is a great time of year to see birds’ nests. A search for bird nests is like an archaeological dig, without the ground and without the dig. Shrubs and trees are naked, allowing an open ...