In elementary school, most of us learned the basic differences between deciduous and coniferous trees. Deciduous trees have leaves that change color and drop in the fall, and coniferous trees have ...

The bulk of the broad-leaf deciduous trees drop their leaves at about the middle of October as well, allowing us to see the terrific tamaracks even better. As we depart this colorful leaf-drop month, ...

Western larches are stately trees, soaring 90 to nearly 200 feet tall, with branches that spill out in a neat cascade from a narrow crown. While the majority of conifers are evergreen — retaining ...

Plants that are green all year are a key element in landscape design. Walk out of your house now, in the dead of winter, and what stands out in the garden? Trees and shrubs that are green all year ...

Submitted photo European larch “Contorta” is an interesting tree in winter. Dead cones may remain on the tree for up to 10 years. It’s often easy to make assumptions about living things, but nature ...

Brown and gray, you can go away now. With pewter skies, taupe trees and blah-colored mud getting old fast, gardeners are craving green. The desperately needed hue, fortunately, shines year-round on ...

Nature provides its own stunning seasonal beauty with the many species of evergreens or conifers that call east-central Wisconsin home. They thrive in just about every habitat, making them exceptional ...

Many homeowners plant beautiful and fast-growing conifers to add privacy to their yards. Assuming they're evergreen, they believe the privacy screen would hold its green hue year-round. So, when they ...

As the Earth tilts on its axis away from the sun, cold and blustery weather sets in. Animals in the Berkshires employ various strategies to get through our harsh winters. Bats and woodchucks hibernate ...