Spring and fall are the best times to plant, but falls provides more time for plants to establish roots before having to deal ...

Washington DC homes highlight front yards and patios with bold design native plants and cozy features that feel fresh and ...

It was first spotted in California in 2019 in Napa County. Since then, it has been reported in Lake, Sonoma, Mendocino, ...

Mid-summer is a time when any fruits, such as cherries, peaches, pears and plums are ripening. They are not just found in grocery stores and farmers’ markets, but also independent ...

Although I wrote a column about this phenomenon a few years ago, I’m revisiting the subject now because they have returned.

Across the globe, wildlife is in crisis. Insect populations are crashing, bird species are disappearing, and pollinators, the ...

Take a walk outside today. Look left, look right and then look up. What do you see? Or more importantly, what do you not see?

About 20 years ago, Omaha gardener Wayne Fitzhugh had planted a few cactuses in an area of his Dundee yard, in a plot he called wasted space. He’s been adding ...

From this vantage point, you can see the full expanse of the canyon, with its steep walls plunging nearly 1,000 feet to the canyon floor. The layers of sedimentary rock tell a geological story ...

Sangchris Lake State Park is that rare find – a 3,000-acre natural paradise tucked away in central Illinois that somehow ...

Another busy week and one of the signs that spring is here is our first encounter with a snake this season! Also, we chat about mulberry growing, chipping, pruning fruit trees and more. Self ...

"The stream in my backyard, Willow Creek, still flows wildly during snowmelt season, recharging the local aquifer along with its related wetland but it shuts down abruptly when the snow is gone and ...