For a tree to be admired at a distance – as a lawn centrepiece, for example – white-stemmed birches are widely planted: Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii “Doorenbos”, for example, or for orange bark ...

Good choices for ornamental types of bonsai trees that, like an indoor environment, are ficus and jade. If you plan on keeping your bonsai outdoors, your options are greater depen ...

I would venture to guess that the most popular evergreen tree for Idaho landscapes is the blue spruce (Picea pungens). They ...

The South Sound Group of the Sierra Club of Washington State is hosting this presentation by Lynn Fitz-Hugh, executive director of the Friends of Trees Action group of Restoring Earth Connection, and ...

Richard Burbank loved cooking from an early age. His grandmother ran The Muffin Shop bakery in South Penobscot, and from age ...

SNOW PEA PICKIN': Pick snow peas in the vegetable garden frequently. Ideally, the pods should be harvested when flat before ...

There’s a plan to bring new trails to the popular Pierce County park this year. The park district wants input from residents.

As climate change intensifies pollen seasons across the country, new research from the University of Michigan reveals a ...

Here are seven medicinal plant species that have proved their worth in gold and may well have more to give to the future of ...

Although Christmas is celebrated on Dec. 25, former Hutchinson resident Myra Kohls has been in the Christmas spirit since March. That’s when U.S. Forest Service employee Mary Nordeen visited ...

When they learned they would be honored as Meeker County’s 2021 University of Minnesota Farm Family of the Year, Steve and Joan Turck were surprised. “We thought, ‘We don’t ...

However, this year, many of these evergreens are showing signs of winter desiccation, also known as winter burn, says the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. “The ground remains frozen, but the ...