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My favorite deciduous trees (trees that lose all their leaves for part of the year) show off in every season. Fall brings ...
Trees and Their Importance explores the vital role trees have played from early American settlement to modern life, ...
We recently returned from a trip to Virginia to visit family and spent time being “Leaf Peepers.” There’s something magical ...
By Amy-Lynn Albertson N.C. Cooperative Extension The Rowan County Extension Master Gardener Plant Sale is happening on May 3 ...
Cottonwoods, along with related big-toothed and trembling aspens, are poplars — some of New England’s fastest-growing tree ...
From the turning of the fagus to the flutter of falling elm leaves, a red-golden carpet is unfurling across the more ...
Different dodders prefer different host plants. Hosts include alfalfa, asparagus, bindweed, pigweed, lambsquarters, Russian ...
This is one of my favourite times of year - the sun is shining, the birds are singing and the cherry blossoms are stunning.
You can’t air condition the outdoors—but you can lower the temperature with some thoughtful landscaping decisions. If you ...
As broadleaf evergreens, rhododendrons have developed a waxy coat on their leaves to help prevent water loss. They also have a physiological mechanism to help defend themselves further. Just as you’d ...
Dogs running through areas where birds are feeding or nesting can stress, exhaust and even kill threatened species ...
I have noticed an explosion of flowers this spring like nothing I have seen in many years, and I believe that one of the ...