While white oak is a hardwood, cypress (like cedar) is a softwood. Cypress trees are evergreen with needles rather than ...

Conditions are quite different today as I step into the early November woods for a walk. With the leaf drop and the not-yet snow cover, the forest is very open, and I see plenty of things that were ...

The final For Our Youth club meeting of the year took place on Oct. 19 at leader Melody Smilie’s house. We had a great turn ...

This new attraction in Utah is a great activity for families and definitely belongs on your Beehive State bucket list.

Just about two hours from their primary residence in Boston, interior designer Nina Farmer’s clients found the perfect ...

While American holly is native just south of Indiana in portions of Kentucky, there is a deciduous holly known as winterberry (Ilex verticillata) that is native to wetlands scattered throughout ...

I made this oak’s acquaintance courtesy of “Plants for the Winter Garden” (Timber Press, 2024), by Warren Leach. The author ...

Biologist Kathy Willis takes a deep dive into how sensory connection with the natural world can help make us healthier and ...

The second week of November is a good time to try forcing bulbs indoors to enjoy as fresh blooms during the Christmas season.

Gardening columnist Marianne Binetti offers tips for forcing bulbs, caring for blooming houseplants, bringing outdoor plants ...

Why would trees go through the trouble of making this energetically expensive class of molecule in their leaves right before ...

Eastern red cedar is susceptible to and is host for cedar-apple ... spreading branches and handsome 3- to 6-inch dark green ...