Many of the trees - like this one - along downtown Main Street have had to be removed because they've exceeded their life spans. The city now plans to plant new trees and hang flower baskets on Main, ...

I want to highlight two of the “trees for bees” that I mentioned last week. One is Nyssa sylvatica, a.k.a. black gum or tupelo. I fell in love with this tree in the Connecticut woods near where I grew ...