If you enjoy hiking or walking in natural areas during the winter, you may have seen weed stems with dried, ball-shaped growths on them. Those growths are called stem galls. The most common weed, or ...

January may be a bit chilly and snowy, or it may be a time when we experience a thaw. But regardless of the weather, I find these midwinter days an excellent time for walks. The freezing rain that ...

Early January is a time of cold and snow, a time when we might feel trapped in winter. The days have slowly started to get longer, with sunrises earlier each day, and sunsets later. But most of us are ...

Not everyone seems to get as excited about galls as I do. A gall is an abnormal growth on a plant. Galls can occur anywhere– leaves, stems or roots and are usually caused by insects, fungi, or ...