In November, the short days of autumn feel longer, colder, and frost seems mere days away. And at this time of year our ...

Alluring, like sirens, some vicious weeds produce beautiful flowers in calming purple hues. Here are the problematic blossoms ...

Those jewel-toned pigments of rubies and purples, oranges and golds, are the result of a chemical process trees and their leaves undergo each year to prepare for winter. Trees in Western ...

Photo: David Burton/The Image Bank via Getty Images. “Fallen leaves can be a good source of nutrients—but only if they’re healthy,” says Poizner. “If they are diseased or infested with ...

Known for its bright red berries and green spiky leaves, holly—or Christmas holly—is a flowering ornamental plant that can endure wintertime. This low-maintenance species can be grown as a tree or ...

Nothing screams autumn quite like seeing orange, red, and yellow leaves falling from the sky. But these leaves have to land somewhere, and if they’re currently forming an autumnal blanket on your lawn ...

The timing of when leaves change from green to yellow, red and orange depends on temperature and light. The colder temperatures trigger the trees to shut down for the winter. Loic D'Orangeville ...

But deciduous trees such as most oaks and maples follow a different strategy, shedding their leaves to endure the winter bare-branched. If you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our ...

Do you ever wonder why leaves change in the fall and what determines the colors that they change to? It's kind of like swapping out your summer T shirt for *** snazzy winter coat. They're really ...