“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 ...
As the leaves start to change and fall in autumn, my mind and eye are often drawn to those deciduous trees and shrubs whose ...
Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.” ...
The process of changing leaf colors is often referred to as “fall foliage.” But what exactly happens scientifically to cause ...
As the fall season starts to wrap up, leaves start to fall in droves. But why is that? Meteorologist Matt Willoughby explains ...
Some foliage plants surprise in spring rather than fall. Siberian bugloss (Brunnera), for instance, is beloved for its ...
Our fall season has finally arrived, with the ebb and flow of ambient temperature typical of Central Texas to the Upper Gulf ...
Trees are a great addition to any landscape, providing shade, privacy and visual interest to your yard. But trees can also ...
Mature trees can reach 60 to 90 feet in height. The bark on young red oaks is smooth and grayish-brown while older trunks are ...
The staghorn sumac is a sensory delight, from its toothed leaf edges to its fuzzy fruit and young stems. Though it is related ...
Trees have sophisticated mechanisms to measure time and the spectral quality of light, which is how they understand when to ...
"They can be used as a large privacy hedge or individually as a screen with a large canopy and many leaves which turn a ...