Late last winter the usual cow moose with two calves showed up in our yard. They ate every part of a flowering crab apple ...

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Last year we planted Phlox paniculata Jeana, a tall (60 to 120 cm) garden phlox which was the 2024 Perennial Plant of the ...

The White House Rose Garden, a space of historical significance and natural beauty, has evolved from a simple colonial garden ...

Trees provide essential structure while adding their own unique beauty to the landscape. Discover gorgeous flowering trees ...

Have you ever noticed that your backyard apple or pear tree produces a large quantity of fruit one year, but a ...

Apple trees are an investment not just in one's kitchen (fresh apples? delicious), but also in the value of one's home and ...

For many years, people around the U.S. have been working together to provide safe ecosystems for bugs, birds and other ...

Washington State University scientist Per McCord, the only public cherry breeder in the U.S., sounded like a proud but ...

This popular backyard tree doesn't have to be started from seed. Here's how to propagate it from cuttings and add beauty to ...

Setting aside a spot in your yard to grow flowers just for cutting all summer to make into bouquets is a goal of many ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: Crescent Township native died on June 17, 2025, after a short illness. Lou Christie could fill a few chapters of his autobiography with stories of his Beaver Valley upbringing.