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Vegetable gardens are producing, and this is the time of year we begin to see disease and insect issues. Here are a few ...
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, ...
The world’s oldest cinema is in France, but more surprisingly Australia lays claim to its oldest outdoor screen. Broome, on ...
Strawberries are known as heart berries or ode’iminan in Ojibwemowin and they play a special role in our regional ecosystems.
But just a few days ago, while I was untying an old hammock from a tree in the front yard, I noticed a tiny crucifix hanging from a rusted staple in the tree bark.
Early winter sunrise highlight the beauty of the skeleton of trees on a frosty morning in Trotts Garden, Ashburton.ALAN TROTT / NZ-Gardener Too many gardeners focus on spring and summer plantings ...
The extract from a Mediterranean plant called the strawberry tree may help prevent and treat ulcerative colitis, a form of IBD, a study in mice suggests.
Are dogwoods barking up the wrong tree? How to know which type is best for your garden. Norfolk Botanical Garden suggests three varieties to consider: one tricky, one showy, one blend of the two.
In urban environments such as Berkeley, we often treat nature as something distant, but it’s all around us, woven into the spaces we move through every day. Being able to ...
Most tree and shrub bark is brown, often smooth and sometimes gnarled – but a few plants have colourful bark that, in many cases, flakes away to reveal patches of different underlying colours ...