A long time ago, I went out in the woods with a mycologist friend on the hunt for some sort of lichen (or it might have been ...

France's pollen watchdog announced on Sunday that much of the southern half of the country was on the highest alert level for pollen, as early spring weather settles in.

while false cedars are in the family Cupressaceae and comprise a variety of genera. False cedars have scaly, evergreen foliage that is arranged in fan-like sprays. Whether they are true or false ...

During my years as executive director of the Columbus Botanical Garden in Georgia, I fell madly in love with the garlic chives in our herb garden. I’m not an herbalist or a culinary artist in ...

The evolution of geophytes in response to different environmental stressors is poorly understood largely due to the great morphological variation in underground plant organs, which includes species ...

“Plant them high, they will not die. Plant them low, they will not grow.” I first read that saying on the American Society of Consulting Arborists (ASCA) online discussion exchange years ago ...

Cool season annuals that started late last summer should be finishing soon. A few might have potential to continue as perennials. However, about as many are done or decaying. Tony Tomeo can be ...

It is time to have a little talk about the North Pole. No, I am not referring to the home place of St. Nick, but North Pole arborvitae, Proven Winners Landscape Shrub of the Year for 2025.

The eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginicum) is an evergreen conifer common to our region. It does well in sandy, gravely, even somewhat disturbed soils. Ecologists often refer to it as a pioneer ...