With bright colors and interesting shapes, unusual tree and shrub bark can add visual interest to winter landscapes. Many types of bark become more distinctive and sought after during winter months.

Decking the halls is nothing compared to stringing outdoor lights. Many people start out with visions of transforming the front yard into an inviting winter landscape aglow with warm lights, a la ...

Damage like this on a red maple trunk needs to be assessed before more catastrophic problems occur. Johnson County K-State Research and Extension Recent storms revealed possible hidden dangers lurking ...

When Alfred Willer was a boy in Czechoslovakia, he drew a forest and colored the trees red, as though they were on fire. But the forest was not burning, and the trees were in fact green. This is how ...

There is a shadeless tree in Cascade. I first saw it on a walk from Capitol Hill to Cinerama in Belltown. It was a hot morning, the kind with no clouds and only bright, blue sky. My pits were sweaty, ...

CONCORD — Trees may be our salvation. Healthy forests make healthy ecosystems. More trees mean more carbon capture and lead to better mental health. In “Becoming Trees” at Concord Center for the ...

That child’s drawing of a house, tree, or person may represent more than an element of the refrigerator-as-art-gallery. It may predict a child’s intelligence later in life. A child’s intelligence at ...