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An elephant’s strength is so great that it can take down trees simply by tugging at the branches with its trunk. A video from ...
Councilwoman Arita Bohannan and Jefferson Parish families celebrated the opening of Tripp's Treehouse, an playground inclusive of all abilities in Lafreniere Park. The $1.3 million project replaced ...
These cicadas get their name from the term “dog days of summer,” because they show up during the peak of the season.
Pencil holders from Dollar Tree may not seem like an item you can repurpose in the garden, but this one hack provides a ...
The ground beneath my Japanese ligustrum is becoming completely covered with tiny green sprouts. I assume they come from the ...
Vessels in a tree’s xylem transport water from the roots to the rest of the plant. Hardwood tree species tend to have large vessels. This gives hardwood floorboards a coarser-grained and less uniform ...
As a general rule, less is more when it comes to mulching. You don't need too many expensive gardening products, either; ...
What looks like a neatly manicured yard at face value may be full of unseen damage. Luckily, it's not difficult to repair before it's too late.
Aerial surveys show large swaths of dead trees in Arizona and New Mexico, like these ponderosa pines on the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest near Overgaard, Ariz.
A new seedling planting initiative is revitalising Newlands Forest in Cape Town, bringing together traditional healers, SANParks and conservation groups to tackle illegal bark stripping.
Learn why tropical trees may not bloom, how to treat oak bark loss, control hackberry sprouts, and help exposed roots.
Why don’t trees rot in the ground, while wooden structures do if they aren’t properly built? (continued) Joe Geesin Kidderminster, Worcestershire, UK The wood that provides the structural ...