Families enjoyed the clear skies on Sunday at the San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden (SLOBG), where organizers hosted a free family day filled with nature-themed activities. During the garden's ...

Trees take top billing for the tallest plants on Earth, but their unassuming start as a little seed leaves a lot of questions! Let's take a look at what gets you from that seed to a full-grown tree in ...

If you're looking for Benny Koch after work, you're most likely to find him outside among the trees. Koch, a nuclear medicine technologist during the day, for the last 15 years has made a habit of ...

One of the simplest examples of how plants adapt to ensure that their species survives is found in pine cones. Evergreen trees that produce cones are called conifers. There are more than 600 species ...

Get started growing evergreens from seed! Conifers don’t grow easily, but with a little patience you can learn how to grow evergreen trees from seeds in your own backyard. We’ve all heard the old ...

Henrico County will be giving away over 700 trees in celebration of the Plant Native! Festival and local plants.

Trees are smarter than you think, and the evidence is found in their unique ways they disperse their seeds. Cottonwood trees release white tufts that float in the air – a dreamy sight until you ...

*The shorter day lengths will also slow down the growth of the lawn to the point where you may not need to mow more than every other week. If you have weeds, keep them mowed so they cannot produce ...

A city in Indonesia hopes nature can save kids from internet addiction. But can chicks and trees really replace iPhones and smart TVs? The city of Bandung in West Java launched a pilot program to get ...

WEED SEEDS: Many summer weeds are setting seeds now. Do not let this happen! Pull these weeds and dispose of them to reduce weed problems next year. In particular, stay on top of gripe weed or ...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- A once abundant and beloved tree is getting a helping hand to once again populate forests in the Ozarks. Ozark chinquapin trees, a hardy nut producing hardwood, once thrived across ...