Every so often, residents of the Inland Northwest are treated to a particularly glorious fall with beautiful weather and a stunning array of fall colors. If you are like me, you were probably wishing ...

As spring unfolds, the deep red blooms of red maple trees along the roadsides and in the woods really stand out. Within days, the blooms fall onto the pavement like blood-red snow. Did you know that ...

Q: Every fall, these trees light up a local apartment complex. I keep meaning to "figure out" what they are but always forget until the next year. Any ideas? – Cathy A., Birmingham. A: This picture ...

The maples are perhaps the most beautiful of all autumn leaf colourers. Botanically known as Acers, maples are predominantly a Northern Hemisphere tree genus with only one species, Acer laurinum, ...

Now that autumn has blessed us with its presence, the vibrant colors of fall will be commencing all over our region soon. Mother Nature will whip out her brush and paint breathtaking swathes of gold, ...

I HAVE PUSHED fall color. Well, guess what? The next six to eight weeks are the absolute best time to plant shrubs and trees. The rain along with the temperature and the natural dormancy of trees ...

WE JUST FINISHED three weeks of discussing the “right plant for the right spot.” The next eight weeks are the best time to plant shrubs and trees. The rain, temperature and natural dormancy of trees ...

Anyone who sets foot in the north-eastern USA or eastern Canada in autumn is likely to be overwhelmed by the blaze of changing leaf colour, whole landscapes transformed by reds, oranges, yellows and ...

Native red maple trees burst into flower in April, gloriously announcing the arrival of spring with their fluffy red blossoms high in the treetops. Red maple, sometimes called swamp maple, is the most ...