It’s always a good idea to respect your elders, and boxelders are no exception. They are so-called for their primary host, the boxelder tree (in the maple family), where they feed on seeds and new ...

Sugar maple and red maple are the most common trees to tap, but syrup can also be made from silver maple, black maple and boxelder.

Backyard trees do more than drop leaves and block the sun from your laundry line. They’re also hangouts for mushrooms. Some of these fungi are quiet cleanup crews breaking down old wood. Others are ...

Imagine a garden with nothing but plants whose foliage is variegated in multiple colors, not just green and white or green and yellow, but with pink, orange, gold, burgundy, or red or a combination of ...

While the recent occasional outpouring of a tearful rain and a brief spell of temperatures above freezing may have diminished ...