Why would trees go through the trouble of making this energetically expensive class of molecule in their leaves right before ...

Our fall season has finally arrived, with the ebb and flow of ambient temperature typical of Central Texas to the Upper Gulf ...

The staghorn sumac is a sensory delight, from its toothed leaf edges to its fuzzy fruit and young stems. Though it is related ...

Trees are a great addition to any landscape, providing shade, privacy and visual interest to your yard. But trees can also ...

As the leaves start to change and fall in autumn, my mind and eye are often drawn to those deciduous trees and shrubs whose ...

Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera), a cousin of the magnolia, is absolutely stunning in spring when it’s fragrant, ...

Some yellow and white types turn red and pink in the fall ... But the leaves typically have rounded points, like oak tree leaves. Virginia creeper has leaves with sharper-toothed points.

Some foliage plants surprise in spring rather than fall. Siberian bugloss (Brunnera), for instance, is beloved for its ...

Late fall is the perfect time to add some plants, trees, and bushes to your yard to provide nectar for spring migrating ...

Trees have sophisticated mechanisms to measure time and the spectral quality of light, which is how they understand when to ...

“GROWING IN THE mud, and yet so clean, the lotus is a symbol of purity,” writes the Sri Lankan historian Ananda K. Coomaraswamy in his 1913 book “The Arts and Crafts of India & Ceylon.” The lotus pool ...