More wildflowers earlier in spring. What’s not to like about that? In Paonia this year, where Inouye lives, apricot trees flowered in mid-March. Later frosts killed this year’s crop. That, he says, is ...

Looking for relief from the sun? These seven fast-growing shade trees are perfect for creating a cooler, more comfortable backyard in a short time.

Add ambience, color and fragrance to your backyard with these pool privacy plants and relax in your very own oasis. A backyard pool is fantastic, but choosing the right pool privacy plants is ...

From "The Chain" to "Rhiannon" to "Landslide," these are the 40 best Fleetwood Mac songs 50 years after Lindsey Buckingham ...

I didn’t get to see my favorite bird, the flammulated owl, but I got to hear three of them. That made 51 consecutive years of ...

Glacial Ridge would become another example of the human capacity to transform landscapes, only this time it would be from ...

These flowering trees bring long-lasting color to your yard or garden.

An African tree blooms in Cornwall's Eden Project and could produce fruit.

Palo verde trees are on a sort of blooming binge, with blossoms blanketing acres at some sites in the Catalina Foothills and elsewhere. Several types of palo verde trees bloom in the Tucson area ...

The January wildfires burned jacaranda trees from Pasadena and Altadena to the Pacific Palisades. Some are burned at the base but still blooming. Here's when you can expect them to recover.