Mistletoe’s ability to flourish in the depths of winter has made it as a symbol of fertility and life through the centuries, but it was the Victorians who popularised the ‘kissing ball’, a collection ...

The many special plants we bring into our homes for decorations and holiday traditions always capture the essence of the ...

Tax receipts are down almost 30% in one California farm town, where immigrants are afraid to go out and some longtime workers ...

For several hours the evening of Dec. 6, thousands stopped by Legion Field for Covington’s Mistletoe Market vendors to try ...

The rare flowering of Talipot palms remains visible in Rio de Janeiro as several decades-old trees bloom simultaneously for ...

With less than two weeks before Christmas, many of our region’s birds migrated to their warm wintering grounds long ago. But the cedar waxwing is making merry in the Inland Northwest, its palette of ...

It might feel like pruning your apple trees in the dead of winter makes no sense. In fact, your dormant trees will thank you when they wake up in the spring.

Fruiting trees and shrubs are in high demand for color during the drab winter months. The wonderful world of plants gives us ...

Virginia’s winters can feel completely different depending on which part of the state you are in. While in the Appalachian ...

Pruning your fruit trees is an important step to making sure they stay healthy and produce good fruit, but pruning too early ...

While some plants might be important cultural, family and emotional touchstones for us, they can be dangerous when ingested.

Diseases are uncommon, but leaf spot, rust, powdery mildew and berry rot can occur. Common snowberry is a larval host to ...