I have been staying at a friend's house up near Nubble Light in York. In addition to the loveliness of waking up every morning to the beautiful blue sea out the window, gulls circling in the wind and ...

Q: I have a 27-year-old "Snowdrift" crabapple tree in the front of my home. It looks to have lichen on it - it looks like greenish-gray leaf-like spots all over the tree. I have been pruning it every ...

The snow pack of January covers the entire forest floor. Many plants, even some with green leaves, survive under this cold blanket. Though they often hold masses of the white stuff, trees reach far ...

The lichen themselves will not cause decline, but they may be a good indicator of the overall health of your tree. An abundance lichen presence concentrated on damaged or dead wood, as your sample ...

Lichens are like canaries in the coal mine because they’re eating air, scientist says When you walk past a tree in Edmonton's river valley, you may notice tree trunks and branches are covered in ...

My tree has lost all its leaves and the bark now has some fungi growing on it? Is lichen killing my tree? Lichen (pronounced lie-ken) gets a bad rap based on its appearance alone. It has been on our ...

The landscape of mid-winter is quite bare. At this time during most winters, the Northland has a deep snowpack with drifts that hide any sign of the forest floor or grasslands that we might remember ...

DEAR THERESA: Cucumbers left on the vine too long often turn yellow. This is because when overripe, the fruits lose chlorophyll, which is what makes them green. Other times, viruses, improper ...

Once upon a time, my street used to be loaded with towering, shade-providing tall trees. It was a gorgeous tree-lined street, similar to the reputable Tree City USA award-winning streets throughout ...

A good time to appreciate the garden is immediately after a rain. In the summer a good soaking, with lightning and a little wind, really freshens things up. The plants are greener, the air is charged ...

Lichens cover the Nushagak Peninsula, which juts into Bristol Bay southwest of Dillingham. They range from mottled green and gray, to yellow and brown, spreading in moss-like patches across the tundra ...