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If you want to make sure your firewood stays pest-free, does not grow mold, and burns efficiently, then steer clear of these ...

Montana TikToker Sara Hamelman shared how she creates her own garden soil with tips she learned from reading pioneer journals.

Explore New Orleans' secret garden sanctuaries from a historic apothecary to a maritime-inspired oasis, each revealing the city's multicultural heritage.

The Yakima County Noxious Weed Board has been helping landowners control problem and noxious weeds since 1975. Contact them ...

Bellevue Botanical Garden will debut a new feature this spring: Habitats at Home. Ahead of Earth Day, we got the scoop on the ...

Traditionally, a Japanese garden has a gate. Boundaries, in general, are very important in a Japanese garden, to symbolize ...

The extra time and effort spent on proper tree planting is a small investment for the long dividends paid by a tree in the ...

Native fruit trees such as persimmon, wild plum, pawpaw and chokecherries can look good and produce nourishment for humans ...

They are ghost forests: the haunting remains of what were once stands of cedar and pine. Since the late 19th century, an ever ...

Native plant species are at home in local climates and soils, do not interfere with local ecosystems and need less water than ...

Invasive fish species is known for breathing on land, 'walking' to new water. It harms nature in Mississippi; kill it on ...