In elementary school, most of us learned the basic differences between deciduous and coniferous trees. Deciduous trees have leaves that change color and drop in the fall, and coniferous trees have ...

We look for the first hints of fall in October, but it's not until late November and early December, that we really begin to see leaves change color and commence to fall. Once it starts, it seems the ...

If I had to pick a medium-sized deciduous tree for a new garden, it would be one of these 10. They are all favourites. I have at least three of them in my garden, but wish I had discovered some of ...

Editor's note: This is part one of a 3-part series on deciduous trees and shrubs. The word 'deciduous' means falling off at maturity or tending to fall off (deriving from the Latin word decidere, to ...

Winter is a great time to look at the bones of your garden – often they are at their barest. Deciduous trees have exposed their trunks and branches, the lawn may be looking flat and possibly the ...

The best time to prune depends on the type of tree. Spring-flowering trees (dogwoods, redbuds, ornamental cherries) should be pruned soon after flowering is over. These trees set flower buds in the ...

More severe and frequent fires in the Alaskan boreal forest are emitting vast stores of carbon, but new research from shows those losses are offset by the fast-growing deciduous trees that replace ...