Sixty miles east of Winslow, on the windswept plains of the Painted Desert, maroon-colored Triassic fossils recall a forest more than 200 million years old. Felled logs of the ancient conifer species ...

To the editor: Many of the houses, duplexes and multi-tenant buildings in our historic neighborhoods often have setbacks and yards with permeable ground with space for large shade trees, which help to ...

If you are lucky enough to have a big backyard to hang out in, you probably want to be able to enjoy it for as much of the year as possible. That's especially true when it's summer and outdoor ...

The name "John Chapman" probably doesn’t ring a bell, but his nickname – "Johnny Appleseed" – surely does. In the 1800s Chapman, a nurseryman and missionary, introduced apple trees into numerous ...

Becca Lewis is home maintenance writer who aims to foster confidence in and inspire DIY enthusiasts at all skill levels. Becca attended Southern Connecticut State University, where she studied ...

I live in an older home – one built before the widespread use of central air conditioning. And, from my experience over the past four decades, previous generations had a pretty clever way of staying ...

A new Cornell University study offers clearer details on how much shade New York City trees provide. The researchers found that not all trees throw the same shade – even when they’re the same size.

Students squinting along a sunny stretch of sidewalk outside the Roanoke College library find a moment of cool refuge beneath the leafy shade of an old, but steady-growing champion. A Dutch elm tree ...