Carol Veliotis is a local columnist for The Covington News. She can be reached at [email protected].

After surviving the Palisades Fire, dozens of trees in the Las Flores area were cut down by city-commissioned arborists Some Las Flores residents expressed shock recently to return home to find scores ...

As ice breaks on the Yukon River, Jake Pogrebinsky looks at the water from shore, searching for a large log floating ...

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has quarantined Carlton County after discovering infestations of an invasive ash-tree killing beetle across the southeastern portion of the county. Even though ...

The spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula), an invasive species indigenous to parts of China and Vietnam, has spread to ...

Add ambience, color and fragrance to your backyard with these pool privacy plants and relax in your very own oasis. A ...

Elmore Leonard once said “I don’t have any of the modern electronics at all. I know the Internet would be a distraction. I ...

Every year the eastern cottonwood trees in Michigan release their fluffy seeds. The end of June likely marks the end of this process. Here's what to know.

Tree of heaven is highly invasive and incredibly difficult to eradicate. Learn how to control ailanthus and manage its unchecked spread.

With a drill or an awl, make holes along the edges of the bark, about 1½ inches apart, starting about 3 inches from the football, and ending about 3 inches from the top of the basket.

Tulip trees grow taller than any other tree in the eastern forests. Attaining heights greater than 100 feet, they easily stick up above all others, making them easy targets during thunderstorms.