Here's how to identify the insects eating your garden leaves by the evidence they leave behind. If leafcutter bees are ...

As you approach spring landscaping chores, you might be considering adding a dogwood tree to your yard. Types of dogwood trees vary from the 6- to 12-inch miniature dogwood “tree” known as bunchberry ...

The center of a tree or shrub stem (from roots to trunk, branches, and twigs) is woody, composed of xylem cells that conduct water from the roots to the upper parts of the tree. That woody section is ...

In maturity, the basswood develops a pyramidal shape and can grow to 80 feet high and 50 feet wide. The heart-shaped leaves of this tree form a dense canopy, making it a good choice for shade in large ...

All trees need sunlight to grow, but lucky for home dwellers, some trees do well in low-lighting conditions, making them ...

MacCubbin gives advice on gardening in Florida including care of Ti plants, palm trees, broccoli, petunias, tomatoes, crape ...

Alpine plants, fragile and adapted to live in a limited ecosystem, may be the canary in the coal mine of climate change.

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 ...

Propagating and growing young fruit trees can take years, but there's another option that yields results quickly.

In last week’s column we looked at some projects that can improve habitat for all wildlife and attract more wild turkeys to a ...

Sometimes, nature's surprises come with wings. In a new study, scientists have pulled from a 35-year dataset to examine ...

Tropical trees like plumeria do not thrive in most parts of the United States because they require hot and humid conditions.