It’s garden season. All the trees, bushes and pretty flowers in my backyard look so innocent. But I have learned – the hard way – that they are out to get me. They are a well-organized crime family, ...

Have you ever sat beneath the branches of a stately weeping willow in full bloom in late winter? Or have you ever taken in ...

Flowering garden plants aren't the only way to attract bees to your yard. Trees, including this popular choice with fiery red ...

We have a problem with our lone Japanese Maple tree in our front flower bed. We think it has a fungus, and we're not really ...

If your dogs are like my shih-tzus Cynnamon and Cami Lou, they enjoy sniffing — and sometimes tasting — every vegetable, ...

These lovely shrub-like trees produce flowers before leaves, leading to a spectacular color show that can last for months. Despite the Eastern in the name, this tree can grow in a range of areas ...

If your annual flowers aren’t exploding with celebratory fireworks of color right now, it may be lack of fertilizer.

Ninebarks are attractive in any landscape, but they can be susceptible to powdery mildew, a fungal disease. Powdery mildew ...

More than two years after Eversource cut town 20 ancient sugar maples on Brickhouse Road without the town’s knowledge, in ...

A philanthropist is a person who donates time, money, experience, skills or talent to help create a better world. Anyone can ...

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Every year the eastern cottonwood trees in Michigan release their fluffy seeds. The end of June likely marks the end of this process. Here's what to know.