Jāņi isn’t the only surprise of my month-long visit to Latvia. The country’s coast is a revelation too: 500km of ...

The summer swings into full flourish with the Glorious Fourth. And gardens swing into full flower and fruitfulness ...

I’ve moved around a lot, and so have gardened in all sorts of settings. From a small, sun-trapped balcony in east London to a ...

Nestled in Greene County, Ohio sits a village so enchanting, so refreshingly authentic, that it feels like stepping into an alternate universe where stress is optional and wonder is mandatory. Yellow ...

The next potential threat facing Niagara County’s trees could make the jump from across the border. Trees in Canada’s Niagara Region have been infected with oak wilt, a fungal disease that means ...

I noticed a lot of small twigs with leaves on them under my oak tree and became concerned about the oak. It is a large, ...

All tree leaves exhibit margins—the blade-like edges of the leaves—that are either serrated or smooth. Leaf margins can be finely classified based on at least a dozen unique characteristics.

During a particularly hot afternoon in June, my staff and I were walking a shaded trail at Garden in the Woods in Framingham ...

Looking for relief from the sun? These seven fast-growing shade trees are perfect for creating a cooler, more comfortable backyard in a short time.

Camp Mystic, a private Christian summer camp for girls, had to be evacuated overnight after “catastrophic” flooding along the ...