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

Winter is the perfect time for certain trees, but timing is crucial. Pruning at the right moment can keep your trees disease-free and your orchard thriving.

Pruning plants is one task you can take care of now before spring gardening gets busy. Learn which plants benefit, along with ...

How to have healthier hedges—and happier neighbors.

In Ontario's forests and swamps grows a humble conifer with scale-like leaves—not needles—that holds deep meaning for many.

It is quite disheartening to spend a lot of time and money to put in new trees only to have the animals eat them.

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

American beeches have been suffering recently from a disease widespread in both Connecticut landscapes and forests.

Exploding trees? Extreme cold snaps in Chicago can cause trees to crack and burst from freezing stress. Tree experts explain ...

Shoveling in single-digit temperatures after the colossal winter storm this weekend, I dumped mounds of snow onto my garden ...

Southern California’s iconic Joshua trees are flowering months ahead of schedule, baffling scientists and raising fears about ...

Put plainly, ball moss isn’t pretty. While Spanish moss can look like a sophisticated adornment, greenish-gray clumps of ball moss are quite the opposite, often giving the impression that something is ...