A year later, the botanic garden’s artist-in-residence Nabil Ali has extracted ink from its bark ... of Newton’s apple tree in their reserves. These will be planted in a different part of the garden ...

A bark beetle outbreak has severely affected ponderosa pine in the San Juan and Uncompahgre National Forests, and KSJD’s Cara ...

Researchers at the University of Georgia have identified a promising approach to addressing a longstanding challenge for ...

Doll's eyes is a self-seeding perennial that has less than 10 seeds in each berry. The seeds will germinate the year after ...

Citrus greening disease is caused by the bacterium Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus. There is no known cure for the disease.

Every gardener has a favorite "event" during the course of a growing season. No contest in 2024: ours was watching the ...

A: The mushrooms are feeding on decaying wood. Take them off because they have grown right around the trunk of the tree, and will rot the bark, eventually causing the top of the tree to die. Spray ...

Why are lilacs, ornamental crabs, and some apple trees blooming now? Plants flower when they’re happy, but also when they’re not happy. Stress, either from disease or weather, can cause plants’ ...

Signs and symptoms of pests and diseases are also causes for concern. Apple scab on apple and crabapple trees has been ...

With an increase in storm damage to trees this year, wounds are more common. When a tree has an open wound or is pruned, I’m ...

Fungus gnats are small black flies, also known as sciarid flies, mushroom flies and mycetophilids. They are a very common pest, especially when plants are grown in pots of soil-free compost. In fact, ...

The research on its effectiveness is contradictory. Willow bark, the bark of several varieties of willow trees, has been used for centuries as a remedy for inflammation and pain. Some people may ...