BBC Proms presenter Katie Derham invites us into her West Sussex garden to reveal how music and horticulture go hand in ...

The farm boy from Wilson County died taking his Bell X-2 Starbuster to Mach 3, but he knew we have to protect our children’s ...

In a lively mix of nature and art, artists from the Mid-Atlantic region have created a wide range of site-specific sculptures ...

The white dogwood ( Cornus florida) is perhaps the most well-known white flower tree. There are around 60 species of dogwoods ...

Make the most of the summer with stays where you can tiptoe through untouched wildflower meadows, pause under leafy canopies ...

How do you transform a blank-slate backyard into a plant-filled retreat when you don't have a clear plan or many resources?

Spruce up your yard! With cold-weather hardiness, evergreen beauty and a range of sizes and shapes, the many types of spruce trees offer something for every landscape. Spruces are tall, symmetrical ...

Tall types exceed 20 feet in height. If you think that’s not possible, look at Muskogee or Red Rocket. If those don’t ...

Yet tucked away in the emerald-blue shores of Lake Tahoe sits Vikingsholm, a breathtaking Scandinavian-style castle that looks like it was plucked straight from a northern European fairytale and ...

In the third year of developing our Japanese garden, I began planning my trees. Naturally, I turned my attention to Japanese maples. The history of these trees is amazing. Twenty-three species of ...

When a pair of Himalayan magpies decided to trust Avay Shukla and family, neither party could have foreseen what lay ahead ...

My avian friends are of two types: the first are the permanent residents and then there are the seasonal visitors.