Trees make wonderful additions to your yard, but sometimes their removal becomes necessary. From disease to limb loss, here ...

Between 1924 and 2023, there was only one obvious botanical baby name that stood out in the SSA’s list of the most popular baby names over the past 100 years. That name was Olivia, which translates to ...

Spring frosts can decimate early blossom - see simple ways to protect fruit trees from frost in winter and spring ...

Read a roundup of stories about creative ways people are preserving and protecting nature from our “Tiny Nature Triumphs” newsletter.

Wondering what to do on Christmas Day in Bahrain? From brilliant festive brunches to fabulous family day activities, here's ...

It’s a pretty tree, producing ornamental flowers each spring and dark blue — though ... Photo Credit: Matthew Field / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 Granted, the Bradford pear is gorgeous to look at ...

Important battles play out in our yards — millions of acres of land largely planted in either lawn grass or ornamental plants ...

December is National Pear Month, not just because we hear about them in a famous Christmas carol, but because most of the ...

Wes Hopper shows how to cut down a tree, and Joellen Dimond discusses ornamental grasses. This week on the Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, Certified Arborist Wes Hopper demonstrates the ...

Pear Tree Quality Fund earns an Above Average Process Pillar rating. The leading factor in the rating is the fund's strong long-term risk-adjusted performance. This can be seen in its five-year ...

Pear trees are highly susceptible to a bacterial disease called fire blight, caused by the bacterium Erwinia amylovora. There are some slightly tolerant varieties available. Fire blight is most ...

The Pacific Northwest, including Washington and Oregon, produce more than 80% of the nation's pears, said Ed Ing, a pear ...