If you see the a trunk of a tree that is painted white, it is to protect the tree from what's called sunscald. Sunscald is ...

Employing the technique known as “trompe-l’oeil,” designers have mimicked three-dimensional surfaces to elevate rooms.

SPLASH OF COLOR: If you live in the Plains states, wildflowers such as black-eyed Susan add color and resilience to your ...

The streets of South African cities are coming alive with the vibrant purple blooms of Jacaranda trees, creating a breathtaking spectacle that attracts both locals and tourists. Every year, these ...

Ribbons were cut at four New Carrollton parks that have been spruced up through grants that came from the Purple Line. The improved outdoor space includes the installation of a “food forest” at ...

Lightning-sparked flames raced through a roughly 3,000-acre tract of old-growth forest in the central Sierra Nevada during the Garnet Fire in September. Before this year, the Teakettle Experimental ...

Wood sculptor Sam Perry turns the saying “seeing the forest for the trees” on its head — not to mention on his lathe. Turning is a good description of his exhibition at M Stark Gallery in Half Moon ...

Why it's incredible: The forest preserves some of the oldest trees in the world. The Cairo Fossil Forest is a unique collection of 385 million-year-old trees preserved in an abandoned quarry in ...

Many forest canopies maintain mysterious gaps, called crown shyness, that could help trees share resources and stay healthy. Borneo camphor trees (Dryobalanops aromatica) demonstrating crown shyness ...

Many people have noticed purple markings on trees in their area, but the significance behind the color has left them scratching their heads. It has nothing to do with a community art project, nor ...

A lightning-sparked wildfire in California’s Sierra National Forest burned Tuesday through a grove of giant sequoias and set some of the ancient towering trees on fire. Wildland firefighters with tree ...