The bark of both native species of birch, downy birch and silver birch, is pale, characterful and always aesthetically enriching. In autumn, birch leaves turn a warm yellow that will provide ...

Fresh snow highlighted every twig, and more flakes floated down as we hiked through the Rainbow Lakes Wilderness Area on the North Country Trail (NCT). This intrepid group of women calls ...

However, pruning is also worthwhile for Japanese maples ... not cut the live bark. Gardeners should know to avoid pruning in temperatures below zero, as this can cause frost damage.

January has brought sightings of a unique phenomenon called ‘hair ice’ to parts of Western Washington. One of those places is Vashon Island. Maria Metler is the co-executive director and ...