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Up is now in, and climbing plants are a secret weapon for creating spaces that feel larger and more interesting than their ...
Diagnostics of plant issues is one role of Extension horticulturists. In this article, I’ll share some current issues we’re ...
At a bend in Zambia’s Kafue River, the bicolored waterberry trees resemble an avenue planted along a city boulevard. Their ...
Tears of joy are like the summer rain drops pierced by sunbeams.” Hosea Ballou. “I love how summer just wraps its arms around you like a warm blanket.” Kellie Elmore. “Deep summer is when laziness ...
Good fences make good neighbors.” The narrator of the famous Robert Frost poem “Mending Wall” wonders why his neighbor favors ...
Scientists discover a giant thousand-year-old tree called Tessmannia princeps, a new species that reaches 131 feed high and 3 ...
Whether it is evergreen trees shedding old leaves or deciduous trees naturally losing their foliage, it is not unusual to see magnolia trees losing leaves at these times.
The evergreen family extends beyond conifers and includes any tree that keeps its green foliage, as opposed to a deciduous tree, which loses its leaves in autumn.
Yellow leaves on azaleas may not be a sign of disease. Sometimes, older leaves just drop. Evergreens lose older leaves, too.
On a February day, it may seem as if all the trees and shrubs — except for the evergreens or conifers — are leafless. But a walk in the neighborhood, or a local natural area, will reveal that ...
Chinese privet, or Ligustrum sinense, is another evergreen tree to avoid growing. It is considered an invasive tree in many ...