The grey patches are likely lichen, a combination of a fungus and an algae. It is harmless to you and the tree. It is common ...

Joe and Kathy Touchette’s thoughtfully designed landscape has earned Ramblewood Garden Club’s July Yard of the Month, ...

That familiar phrase, "leaves of three, let it be," is a homeowner's warning, often whispered with a shiver. Poison ivy ( ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

You can see me pictured with an interesting fuchsia growing in the garden, arborescens, originating from Central America, it is an erect, ...

Q: I recently had a flagstone patio installed in my backyard. I love the patio, but I also love having my bird feeder, so the flagstones are covered with bird poop. I routinely take down the feeder ...

It is going to be very hot from now until October, so make sure that you have plenty of shade in which to shelter from the ...

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, this opulent Mandarin Oriental outpost offers the perfect respite to the frenetic medina in ...

I headed up to Garland to see for myself what had happened to the 200-acre Spring Creek Forest Preserve. Some fellow volunteers were there, as were representatives from Dallas County. The city of ...

In the summer sunshine, you could see whales and dolphins, all sort of wildlife. One summer, when Gypsy and I went ...