Snow helps insulate their roots, so this snow dump is very much welcomed by Minnesota's trees. MINNESOTA, USA — Tree lovers hate how hard it is to be optimistic right now.

SNOW PEA PICKIN': Pick snow peas in the vegetable garden frequently. Ideally, the pods should be harvested when flat before ...

Keep your front yard tidy and welcoming with these low-maintenance, compact, deer-resistant landscaping plants.

Don’t automatically blame cold weather for killing your plants over the winter. Most plants that suffer chronic winter damage and die are stressed plants that would have died from something ...

Nov. 9, 1900 block of Budd Street, Independence: A dump truck loaded with salt stopped at the stop sign at Perkinsville Road and Budd Street when it ...

Make sure to cover sensitive plants lightly with straw or evergreen branches, and make sure your outdoor water faucets are winterized. Then sit back, make a fire and enjoy the brief winter wonderland ...

Hellebores, witch hazels, and snowdrops are three plants that love the cold weather and offer up blooms to brighten up the ...

I was recently moved to a prison cell with a window after years without one. I never realized how much I’d taken the snow for ...

February’s cold grip brings harsh conditions for wildlife, but signs of spring emerge as days grow longer and nature slowly ...

This phenomenon, called marcescence, adds a unique dimension to the winter landscape, and gives me something to ponder while ...

Even this deep into winter, the trees are one of my favorite parts of our mountains. Stands of towering, majestic aspens, ...

In the heart of California, the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks are home to some of the tallest trees on the planet.