If you think you’ve been seeing more pollen in the air, tree seeds on the ground and whirly maple samaras  — more commonly called helicopters — flying through the air this year, you’re probably right.

Every summer it shaded the driveway, cooled the front rooms, and filled the yard with birdsong from sunrise until evening. I ...

There’s something about October light falling through a canopy of burning red and gold that makes you want to sit still and ...

A visit to Abraham Lincoln's birthplace offers perspective as America celebrates its 250th anniversary.

Periods of high temperatures can be challenging for both plants and gardeners. Understanding how heat affects plant growth ...

Moringa, popularly known as the miracle tree, is taking the world by storm with its incredible nutritional benefits ...

Most gardeners reach for flowers first when they want to help bees and butterflies. That’s not a bad instinct, but trees tend ...

Sarah Agaton Howes, known locally as Giizh, has spent her career finding ways to reconnect and share her culture. An artist from the Fond du Lac Reservation who owns the ...

The occasion was the first-ever, statewide PA Garden Party Tour and I had been invited to participate by setting up at two different gardens with my book, Listening to Nature’s Voice.

A home-based protein bar business that began in a Woodward kitchen is now shipping orders to more than 20 states, with ...

During the summer, we tend to hang out in the shaded areas  of the garden when the weather gets hot.  Brighten up the darker spaces of your garden with fuchsias, tuberous begonias, impatiens and New ...

The forests, ridges and remote mountains that surround the Appalachian Trail are a haven for wildlife, including black bears, ...