Santi recommends the following planting distances for trees and other types of vegetation: Small shrubs (under 3 feet tall): 3 to 4 feet from the foundation Medium shrubs (3 to 5 feet tall): 4 to 6 ...

Perennials can be the backbone of your garden because they come back every year. Learn how and when you should plant ...

We have reached that time of year when going to work in the morning becomes more difficult with every passing day. The world ...

There couldn’t be a better name for this tree than “serviceberry,” providing joy, beauty, abundance and more for humans and ...

Jennifer is right, this belted kingfisher is a male. In the case of this species and a few others in North America (example, ...

Marie Massa has spent more than three years working mostly alone to transform a weedy strip of public land into a fragrant ...

Parks in Queens are always beautiful, but they become especially captivating every time spring returns.The sun shines and ...

Some cautiously good news comes on the funding front at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, while the staff situation ...

The Flower Power Cruise brought tons of memories and fun in the sun, and then a talk with ex-Beatles drummer Pete Best after ...

Kids splashed through muddy puddles in their rain boots, families stopped to smell the flowers, and friends posed for photos ...

Are Guggenheim retrospectives a blessing or a curse for artists? Ross Bleckner shares what happened after his 1995 solo show.

Welcome to Smartphone Picture of the Week! Each week, we select and share your best smartphone photos in an online feature ...