Settling a sapling in to the ground in February and March gives a young tree a chance to settle in before the sap begins to ...

When early spring rolls around, it's prime time for making maple syrup. So, how do farmers harvest sap and take it from the ...

Robins — by the hundreds — poured into downtown Erwin last week. Most of them ended up on perches around the parking lot ...

There are places on this Earth where I have felt so close to heaven that I could almost touch it, hear it, see it. The Lake District in England, one early autumn day in 2013, was among them. I was ...

Many types of trees can be planted into Louisiana landscapes this time of year. Shown are, from left, vitex, two types of ...

Some plants never lose their charm, and these old-fashioned shrubs prove that classic garden staples... The post 15 Shrubs ...

My blue star fern sits on an old schoolhouse desk beside my couch. I guess I have had it for three or four years now. It is ...

Like deadly nightshade, all parts of these four plants can be considered highly poisonous, as they contain a number of toxic ...

Evergreen shrubs such as boxwood, holly, rhododendron, yew and arborvitae provide year-round green color in the landscape.

Yerba mate, or Ilex paraguariensis, hails from South America. Brewing the dried leaves results in a traditional caffeinated drink (often referred to as ‘mate’), which is widely popular in this part of ...

"Then we, the women, started to move." Bezinha, now 60, grew up following her father climbing the acai berry trees of Ilha da Jussara to harvest the tart fruit, used globally in juices, cosmetics ...