Experts say poisonous plants are common in the Four States, but learning how to identify and avoid them can help people enjoy ...

Leaf shapes play an important role in tree identification, providing key characteristics that botanists and foresters rely on. As a result, botanists and foresters have developed terms for the ...

“The main cause of exposure to poison hemlock is misidentification,” Marshall said. “Because it is often confused with the wild carrot, poison hemlock is accidentally ingested. If you are not 100 ...

Q: The leaves on my Diamond Spire gardenias are turning bright yellow before they turn brown and drop off. Another one 6 feet away is doing just fine. Both are in full sun in clay pots. Thanks for any ...

An expert analyzed bags of lump charcoal and found that did not give buyers as much effective grilling fuel as their labels ...

Earth is hotter than it has been in 125,000 years, scientists say, and Las Vegas continues to break temperature records. The ...

A: Everyone worries about iron deficiency when the subject is gardenias, but this is definitely not that. Iron deficiency shows up on the newest leaves first – those at the tip ends of the branches.

Police hope education can curb bike thefts, but Milwaukee cyclists are still frustrated by low chances of recovering missing ...

General Charles Q. Brown Jr., formerly the nation’s highest-ranking military officer, will join Duke University for a two-year appointment as executive-in-residence, Provost Alec D. Gallimore ...

This month green is going to get its due because it’s the subject for the July edition of the Readers Photo Challenge.

Planting a garden-bean row or a walnut-tree forest rarely means only returning to the scene months or years later to reap ...