A two-part workshop on winter tree identification is scheduled for Feb. 12 and Feb. 14 at Spring Mill State Park. The ...

Poison ivy often grows in cities and suburbs, not just forests. It appears in every U.S. state except Alaska and Hawaii. If you are not sure whether a plant is poison ivy, stay away anyway to keep ...

Scientists are investigating the reasons some plants still wear last season’s tattered clothes.

Some trees and shrubs have a bad reputation for being susceptible to diseases: lilacs to powdery mildew, junipers to juniper ...

Turning Burr Elm requires patience and sharp tools. Its dense, irregular grain can be challenging, but the reward is a piece ...

It’s often easy to make assumptions about living things, but nature has a way of showing us that there are always exceptions ...

The spiky desert succulents typically blossom beginning in late February. But this season, many started growing flowers up to ...

Lichens survive in a very wide range of habitats worldwide. Amazingly, more than 400 species can be found in Maryland.

When we see strange-looking growths on our trees, our first instinct is to panic. Is there something wrong? Is it a disease?