As Audubon's Bird-Friendly Maple program expands, syrup makers in the Northeast and Great Lakes are tending their sugarbushes to foster forest species.

Nothing beats fresh blossoms on an entryway credenza, kitchen counter, or coffee table—that is, except for fresh blossoms that actually last. Go for indoor flowering plants and give buds a more ...

As a horticulturist and docent for the San Francisco Botanical Garden, I’m familiar with the struggle to create a lush and lovely garden on a professional level — but I’m also no stranger to it in my ...

This past Monday it was windy and as I sat on the deck in early evening maple seeds from a nearby silver maple tree were being blown all around me. These seeds are winged and their proper name is ...

If there is one leaf shape everyone knows, it’s the maple leaf. Botanically, it’s known as palmately lobed. Just the other day, I was ogling some Japanese maples at a nursery while lamenting how ...