In the sweltering heat that descended in recent weeks, I am especially aware of the cooling effect of urban trees. In the ...

The beautiful Serviceberry tree is a diminutive yet hardy specimen from the eastern US, loved for its flowers and foliage. It's these qualities that earn it its reputation as a tough urban tree.

Water is the best tool against heat. Keeping the soil consistently damp down into the root zone ensures you’re giving plants ...

Attach a mesh or hardware cloth to the bottom of your fence, extending it at least a foot high and burying it several inches underground. Create an outward-facing ledge on the top of the fence. This ...

All four of Erin Patterson's guests became ill after they ate their meal, which included hand-picked mushrooms. Within a week ...

With its ample vegetation and hot, humid temperatures, Alabama is the perfect nesting ground for a wide variety of creatures. Suffice it to say that there are also some pretty big insects lurking in ...

This therapeutic practice, originating in Japan, isn't about taking a dip in a stream or scrubbing with pine ... leaves, listening to the symphony of birdsong and rustling branches, inhaling the ...

Praia da Falésia, with five miles of white sand and turquoise water set against ochre-colored cliffs, and Praia de Marinha, ...

At Hong Kong’s wet markets, Cheng says “there’s always a sense of discovery.” A favourite ingredient is dried seafood. “It’s a true representative of Chinese cuisine” he says, holding a large, dried ...

A vivid exploration of Japanese influence on Polish culture shows how Zen principles, Noh and Kabuki stagecraft, and even ...