Meghan Holmes is a writer and documentarian specializing in scientific topics such as the environment, invasive species, sustainability, and food issues. She holds a master's in Southern Studies from ...

If you’ve driven through the East Texas countryside lately, you’ve noticed spectacular white catalpa trees blooming. There are two native species of catalpa in America: Catalpa bignoniodes (southern ...

Earthworms are important allies in creating a soil ecosystem that is conducive to growing flowers, vegetables, turf, shrubs, trees or any type of plant. Deep-dwelling earthworms such as common night ...

Have you ever noticed all the web worms in the trees? John Boyle with the Citizen-Times answers this question about web worms. Question: I've gotten several readers asking me about web worms, ...

Beech trees with their fall color are shown on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, in Marshfield, Vt. A disease that harms beech trees has been confirmed in Vermont for the first time in Vernon, in the southern ...