Trees & Plants

How to Grow Tulip Flowers like a Jeweled Crown

A yard with a lot of Tulip Flowers blooming in it looks like a jeweled crown. There are so many wonderful Tulip Flowers that it is tempting to tuck...

Wildlife Values of Conservation Trees and Shrubs

Wildlife Values of Conservation Trees and Shrubs SHRUBS CARAGANA (SIBERIAN PEASHRUB) (Caragana arborescens): Used for nesting by several songbirds and the...

The Floating Ship Forest

Floating Ship Forest: For all those whose hearts start beating faster when they see something ancient and abandoned,...

Ocelot Cats – Perfectly Patterned to Blend Sunlight and Shadows

Ocelot cats (Leopardus pardalis) are perfectly patterned to blend in with a world of dappled sunlight and shadows....

Yellow Cardinal – One in a Million Bird

Did you see Yellow Cardinal ever? Jeremy Black, an Alabama wedding and wildlife photographer, spent almost five hours...

Purslane (Portulaca oleracea)

Description: The purslane plant (Portulaca oleracea) is a very common weed in moist, sandy soils. However, French gardeners have developed specific varieties for salads....

Cranberries Get You Bogged Down

In flood-irrigated fields between Port Orford and 10 miles north of Bandon, you may notice what appears to be reddish-tinged ground. Cranberries are small...

Rhododendron calophytum – Magnificent Evergreen Tree

Rhododendron calophytum is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae. This is also known as beautiful-face rhododendron, which is growing to some...

World’s Most Beautiful Tree Tunnels Revealed

Well, when true nature branches out, it is nothing short of magical. Whether they’re formed unintentionally, naturally, or with a slight helping hand, “Mother...

Top 25 Oak Facts You Should Know

Oak Facts The oak tree is a deciduous tree that grows in temperate zones around the world, and it is one of the most important...

The Strange Bottle Tree of Queensland

The strange Bottle Tree of Queensland is nature's wonderful gift. The Queensland bottle tree "Brachychiton Rupestris" also known as a narrow-leaved bottle tree, It...

The Facts of Halesia tetraptera

The common silverbell is also known as the mountain silverbell, Carolina silverbell, or Halesia tetraptera. The Carolina silverbell can be planted along stream banks,...

Birch (Betula alba)

Birch (Betula alba) is a graceful native tree that will refresh your life and fill it with excitement and passion. The bark of a...

The Whistler Tree in Portugal

The Whistler Tree is a more than 235 years old natural wonder in old cork oak from Águas de Moura, Palmela, Portugal. This cork...

The Black Sapote – Chocolate Pudding Fruit

The Black Sapote “Diospyros nigra” is a species of persimmon in the family Ebenaceae. It is also called “chocolate pudding fruit” and black snap...