Tuning into phenology is an exercise in attention — specifically in learning to catch the moments of transition in plants and ...

Frogs will look through ice, twice.’ This is supposed to remind us that there will be two more frosts after you hear frogs in the spring. And did Mother Nature give us clues about spring weather back ...

Driving down-Island last week, we were heartened when we saw the explosion of yellow blooms on the grand forsythia tree in ...

The answer is in your yard. Watch closely for the smallest hints, record what you find and advance the cause of science.

Along the roadside, daffodils wave golden trumpets. Flowering almond, red maple, Eastern redbud and bright forsythia have put ...

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If you’ve had trouble with crabgrass in recent years, early spring is the time to apply a granular crabgrass preventer to ...

Some favorite plants for forcing are forsythia, redbud ... (Flower buds are typically fatter than the smaller, pointed leaf buds. If you’re not sure what type of buds you are looking at ...

Foraging a few stems from flowering trees and shrubs is a wonderful way to bring spring indoors when dismal weather curtails ...

You'll probably be able to renovate a big old shrub instead of removing it and replacing it. Two techniques will get the job done.