Today, there are 11 dawn redwoods on the Michigan Big Tree Register, a program of the Michigan Botanical Society. The ...

In maturity, the basswood develops a pyramidal shape and can grow to 80 feet high and 50 feet wide. The heart-shaped leaves ...

A number of readers have inquired as to the status of garden soil or landscaped ground following a fire.

With most trees and shrubs virtually naked this time of year, there can often be few observable signs of life among the ...

Growing a bonsai is more than just caring for a miniature tree — it’s an art, a craft and an ancient meditative practice.

Growing a bonsai is more than just caring for a miniature tree -- it's an art, a craft and an ancient meditative practice.

During Super Bowl Sunday, the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance is going to be celebrating “Superb Owl Sunday.” ...

Aaron Moen of Dassel is a retired Cornell University professor who spends his winters in Minnesota and likes it. He began his career as a wildlife ecologist, focusing on the physiology, nutrition and ...

Ag News Wire By Gary Wyatt, University of Minnesota Extension natural resource management educator Animal pastures and Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) fields are continually stressed with a ...

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 ...

ORCHIDS get a bad press. The absolute divas of the gardening world – they’re all showy and stunning, until they don’t get ...

An area on the outside of a tree trunk that appears to be stained white or looks wet during summer is likely bacterial ...