Manicured suburban lawns might look neat, but they don’t do much for local birds. They offer little food or shelter, so ...

Fall and winter are perfect seasons to plant trees. As you consider adding trees to your landscape, I encourage you to prioritize the planting of native trees. We live in an area that supports an ...

In a new study, researchers used more than 5 million measurements from individual trees across much of eastern North America and showed the rate at which introduced species are spreading has increased ...

"Pocket gardens" of native plant species are becoming more common in urban areas. We tag along with a volunteer tending to tiny gardens in a Washington, D.C., neighborhood.

Students and leaders planted a white oak at Wooster High as Wayne County joined the nationwide America 250 celebration.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you are looking for a tree with white bark for your garden or trying to identify a tree that you have recently seen, this page ...

If you’re a human living on this planet, you should get to know Doug Tallamy, the entomologist and University of Delaware professor whose groundbreaking 2006 book, “Bringing Nature Home,” supercharged ...

Butterflies, native plants and a new lake walk: Lewis Ginter's $31 million expansion is now open ...

Stacker used information from forestry and landscaping sites to compile a quiz to identify trees by looking at their leaves.

A ruderal species is a plant species that is first to colonize disturbed lands. The disturbance may be natural — for example, ...

Apples, oranges and bananas are sold in abundance in supermarkets throughout the country. But some say the most American fruit is one you’ll likely never see in the produce department, and it’s one ...