The beauty of Door County’s landscape owes thanks to the variety of trees growing here. Many are native, while others have ...

The scale invariance in branch diameter dictates how much smaller a limb should be as it branches and how much investment a ...

These pretty, early spring flowers are the first to pop up in the garden. That’s what makes hellebores, winter heath and ...

BY MOLLEE FRANCISCO mfrancisco@swpub.com Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, mistletoe hung where every couple tries to stop, the holly and the ivy – these are just a few of the plants that ...

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 ...

When you've always known deciduous trees to drop their leaves in winter, seeing one that hasn't can be unsettling. Here's why ...

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 ...

Deciduous plants like peach and plum are without leaves at the moment and you might not have noticed any bud sprouting, but ...

Every garden has one, that area that is a bit more difficult to plant up, and one of the most common problem plant-up areas ...

A recent study published in the Journal of Ecology, led by the UAB and CREAF, analyzes 25 years of evolution of 445,000 trees ...

• Before the heat and dry air of spring and summer, update your irrigation system to in-line drip, flexible tubing with ...

One of the most important, yet challenging, skills to nail down as a wilderness survivalist is tree identification. Beyond ...