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

During a particularly hot afternoon in June, my staff and I were walking a shaded trail at Garden in the Woods in Framingham ...

Too little rain, too little water in the landscape—so simple, so serious. Even if the drought is obvious because freshwaters ...

Transpiration is the evaporation of water from trees out and into the Earth's atmosphere. Leaf transpiration occurs through pores called stomata, and at a necessary "cost", displaces of much of ...

The issue stems from fans promoting a drier atmosphere, leading to the discomfort of plants that desire ample moisture, like ...

Vegetable issues are continuing but the majority of questions this past week related to tomatoes. I’m hearing about plants ...

Unlike some of my neighbors, I continue to irrigate my lawn all summer. However, I have noticed areas starting to get brown. Am I not irrigating enough?

Once the jacarandas are in bloom, as they have been for the last few weeks, it’s a sure sign that summer’s heat is on the way ...

Pests and diseases are biotic factors that impact an ecosystem and its organisms. Examples: those deer mowing your hostas to ...

Nature has inspired technology. The next generation of photovoltaics is a leaf-shaped design that perfectly mimics nature's ...

At the recent 2nd All India State Water Ministers’ Conference in Udaipur, the Central Water Commission (CWC) of India ...