Following the patterns of January, February and March, April’s temperature this year was several degrees below normal. The thawing month remained frozen with ice-out being a couple weeks later than ...

It's late April, and the pace of spring happenings has been speeding up. We now have a sunset after 8 p.m. and the days are reaching 14 hours of light. Late April can still be cold. Snow is not ...

When it comes to spring beauty in the tree world, the showy explosions of crabapple, apple, plum and cherry tree blossoms get all the attention. But when you slow down to look closely, you’ll discover ...

Q: Are there red maple trees that don’t produce the helicopter seeds? They are so profuse, and the seedlings are annoying to weed out of the yard. Yes, there are some options for seedless maples. Red ...