August is not a time of the year when gardeners can rely on spectacular displays of color from their shrubs and trees. The ...

Poison Ivy Some harmless plants are mistaken for poison ivy (young box elder seedlings, for instance) but you’ll know for ...

Thankfully there are many conifer tree species to choose from. “People are really getting into conifers,” says landscape designer Geno Neri of Neri Landscape in Batavia, Illinois. “Homeowners like ...

CHEYENNE — Audubon has been around since 1974, exposing people to the world of bird conservation and habitat protection through birdwatching and gardening events. This month, in addition to a ...

It’s always a treat to come home after a vacation, but it’s especially nice when we come home to a riot of black-eyed Susans suddenly blooming all over the yard.

Mites can damage plant flowers and foliage as well as ornamental trees and shrubs. Evergreens like junipers and Colorado blue ...

Last Thursday, more than two dozen state employees gathered at noon by a wooden bench and a lilac bush at the State Office ...

Sanford hides in plain sight as one of North Carolina’s most beautiful small towns. The revitalized downtown district features gorgeous brick buildings with colorful awnings that look straight out of ...

This stone fortress, also called Chateau Laroche, has everything a proper castle needs—towers, battlements, a great hall, and even a dungeon. The massive stone walls make you feel like you’ve left ...

When you visit Hawaii, you’re bound to meet people living there who grew up on the mainland. And many of them will tell you ...

Similarly, glue traps are cruel devices, holding hostage everything from basement cave crickets to terrified mice and rats ...

This is the sea of Hawaii that Dad loved so much. Please rest in peace.” Seiki Keene, 75, the adopted son of Donald Keene, a ...