With many people selecting evergreen trees or greens for holiday decorations, the opportunity arises to learn how to properly identify them. Several times a year, I hear gardeners talk about an ...

Q: This may be a dumb question, but how do you tell a pine tree from a hemlock tree? — Clay, Pittsfield, Mass. A: Both are evergreens, and at this season, especially attractive additions to the winter ...

I trimmed my boxwood shrubs at home this past weekend and the whir of my hedge trimmer lulled me into thinking about the plethora of questions I routinely receive from gardeners and homeowners about ...

A few weeks back, a “brands vs. trees” graphic caught my attention and I played along. Naming the logos came easily, and I quickly identified six out of six logos correctly. Then came the leaves and ...

If you want to be a true outdoorsman or woman, and a true survivor, you’ve got to become a plant person. I know, I know—it’s not as cool to walk around with your nose in a book as it is to sling lead ...