A new weed showed up in the garden this week. Actually it is not really new, it’s Draba verna, something that I haven't seen in such numbers in this particular spot. Draba verna, commonly known as ...

Spring has sprung! As winter has started fading away and the days have grown longer, nature is beginning to awaken for spring. One of the most exciting parts of the early spring season is the leaves ...

Like the chirping birds busily building nests or the appearance of buds on the trees, blooming spring wildflowers are a colorful sign that winter is indeed over. “After winter, we’re all looking for ...

Trout Lily and Spring Beauty are two ephemeral wildflowers that bloom in early spring before trees leaf out. They rely on insects and other wildlife for pollination and seed dispersal. Gardeners can ...

The greening of the forests is upon us now and soon we'll be seeing a full canopy among the trees. Looking through the open woods as we were able to do for the last seven months is about to end. New ...

One Sunday morning in March 2019, I asked my wife to get in the car and go on a road trip with me. I decided to keep our destination a surprise, but I knew as we sped along the 15 Freeway that we were ...

It’s late winter and soon we will start (if we haven’t already!) seeing the very earliest blooming ephemeral spring flowers, such as snowdrops and winter aconites. Ephemerals are plants that will ...

For short-lived spring wildflowers such as wood anemone (Anemone quinquefolia) and Dutchman's breeches (Dicentra cucullaria), timing is everything. These fleeting plants, known as ephemerals, grow in ...

Last weekend’s hard freeze — with temperatures in the low 20s and snow in the mountains — zapped early azalea blooms and other ornamental flowers in North Georgia. Some peach and blueberry orchards ...

Viruses spread from honey bees to wild bees through shared flowers, threatening pollination and plant communities.

Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who covers flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. I spied the first spring beauty of the year on Feb. 20, the same week a Northern flicker ...