In elementary school, most of us learned the basic differences between deciduous and coniferous trees. Deciduous trees have leaves that change color and drop in the fall, and coniferous trees have ...

If you feel as if your yard is missing something, or you have way more space than you know what to do with, planting trees could be the solution. Planting trees can have several benefits beyond ...

The dark foliage of conifer trees dominates much of our landscape. It gets to be a bit overwhelming at times, so I’m always glad when spring leaf-out brings fresh, bright greens of the deciduous tree ...

Plants that drop all their leaves at one time and enter a leafless, dormant state are called deciduous. In climates that ...

Once leaves have dropped in autumn, there is a great opportunity to examine the deciduous trees in your garden and determine if some pruning is needed. November through March is an ideal time to get ...

If you are thinking of planting deciduous fruit trees, now is the time to plan for this project. In the coming weeks, bare-root deciduous fruit trees will be arriving in nurseries. Unfortunately, in ...

Conditions are quite different today as I step into the early November woods for a walk. With the leaf drop and the not-yet snow cover, the forest is very open, and I see plenty of things that were ...

Did you know that forests cover about 31% of the Earth's land area? From the icy taiga to the sweltering jungle, our planet is home to a spectacular variety of forest ecosystems. We often categorise ...