Native berries can change a yard’s bird list overnight. Wildlife experts note that bluebirds, thrushes, waxwings, orioles, ...

Pothos is marketed as forgiving, which is why it gets recruited for quick indoor bonsai projects. Yet Epipremnum aureum is a ...

A flowering houseplant can look like simple color on a windowsill, then suddenly it becomes the room’s loudest shape. Big leaves, glossy surfaces, and repeated blooms pull the eye and shrink the sense ...

Canada geese look relaxed on a lawn, yet nesting pairs can treat a yard like a guarded shoreline from March through June.

A patio can feel finished with only a few well-chosen pots, but climbing plants add the one thing flat spaces lack: height.

Big blooms have a way of changing a garden’s mood overnight. One week it is a tidy border, the next it is a wall of color ...

Using a bowl that cannot handle freezing temperatures often backfires fast. Becca Rodomsky-Bish notes that glass and terracotta are poor winter choices because they can shatter in freezing weather, ...

Summer sells freedom, but Yellowstone can feel smaller when every entrance is open, every lane is busy, and a single bison ...

The pavement decides whether salt will work, not the number on a weather app. Pros scan walkways with an inexpensive infrared thermometer and pay extra attention to shaded concrete, bridge-like spots, ...

Leaves droop when thirsty, then stand back up after watering, so it is easier to keep on track than plants that fail silently ...

Wild animals do not need a wilderness backdrop to feel at home. In suburbs and small towns, yards often provide the easiest version of what wildlife already seeks: calories, water, shelter, and quiet ...

Indoors, its dependable value is simpler: upright leaves catch dust, slow transpiration softens dry heat, and the plant stays ...