It was laughing at me, mocking me, as I swept up the leaves and seeds and crap…yet again, again, again. “Godawful thing – begone!”. ‘It’ being a silver birch tree – white, peeling bark and drooping ...

While we bundle up for fall, countless insects have been preparing all summer, by transforming parts of plants into safe ...

Wildfires among ponderosa pines and Douglas firs of the U.S. West have long been part of nature's cycle of renewal, as much as the changing of the seasons.

After a tall tree in my garden developed a split, I had it removed last May (with city approval), revealing a large overgrown ...

The keyboard warriors came after me - but why?

Southport sits where the Cape Fear River meets the Atlantic Ocean. The result is a town that feels like a permanent vacation. Oak-lined streets lead to a charming waterfront district. Fishing boats ...

Wisconsin hides its treasures in plain sight, and Big Foot Beach State Park in Lake Geneva might be the crown jewel that even longtime residents haven’t discovered yet.