The "pseudo-spring" of the last week of February brought about many happenings in nature. After the first three weeks of the month that averaged a temperature of only about 4 degrees above zero, the ...

Tree circles can be seen as indicators that sap will soon rise. Buds of quaking aspen and willows are opening to show furry growths inside. Stems and branches of the small red-osier dogwoods turn ...

If it’s dry enough, you can sit, feel the sun on your face and hear the air rushing past your ears — and if you’re truly ...

Despite Punxsutawney Phil’s February promise of more winter, like many of you, my mind has been on spring for a while now. I’m ready for things to green up and am looking forward to admiring others’ ...

Hundreds of beautifully crocheted Christmas ornaments made with love adorn trees throughout Tennessee ... Elizabeth Lambdin, Mary Osier, Ruth Longmire, Nancy Sword, Bobby Collier, and Rebecca ...

The Oswego County Soil and Water Conservation District welcomes gardeners to its 54th annual spring tree and shrub sale. From hardwoods to fruits, shrubs and miscellaneous ...

T he aspiring naturalist begins her or his craft in the warmer seasons, when it is easy to name and to know the trees and grasses and shrubs by their ...

But winter is precisely the time for shrubs with colorful branches and trees with ornamental bark to shine. Bark serves as the skin of the tree, protecting the internal plumbing from disease or ...

Portland wants to plant 660,000 trees over the next 40 years and launch a citywide and city-managed street tree maintenance program that will take the financial burden off residents. A draft of ...