One day as I walked up to my hospital, I saw two trees at the entrance that were striking. At issue was the fact that I could not identify them! I am no expert, but I know most trees. I began digging.

Paperbark maple (Acer griseum) just might be the prima ballerina of maples, according to Kunso Kim, head of collections and curator at The Morton Arboretum. Adaptable, graceful and dramatic “paperbark ...

One of the seemingly never-ending debates among both writers and readers is the question of plot versus character. Although often a circuitous question, proponents of the character side of the ...

The painted, watercolour vistas of Paperbark are a soothing tribute to historical and contemporary Australian landscape artists. Developer Paper House says it’s a “love letter to wandering through the ...

In my continuing quest to both locate and profile plants that provide visual interest during our long winters, I took a recent stroll through Manito Park. I came across several small trees with ...

Wombats are nocturnal animals. So if you pull one out of its slumber and force it to hunt for food during the day, chances are good that it’ll have a hard time moving around. That’s exactly the ...