While enjoying the warmer temperatures outdoors in the Mountain State, there are some toxic plants that should be avoided. According to the West Virginia Division of Natural ...

Planting in dry shade can be a challenge. Set yourself up for success by choosing these foolproof plants for shady spots.

Struggling to grow plants under trees? Discover the best shade-tolerant flowers, perennials, and ground covers that thrive in dry soil and low-light conditions.

Parson-naturalist Gilbert White described the song as a “full, sweet, loud and wild pipe,” and American ornithologist Henry Eliot Howard called it “the king of warblers,” and while its phrasings are ...

Met Éireann has confirmed that tree pollen season has officially started with alder and yew already releasing high levels into the air ...

Which nettle tea is best? Nettle tea is one of the world’s oldest herbal preparations. Nettle is packed with potential, from its spinach-like leaves when cooked to its powerful medicine when dried and ...

John Seiler was strolling across Virginia Tech’s campus with his students Thursday morning when something stopped them in their tracks: a sweet cherry tree with an unusual jagged scar running along ...

Every time arctic air drops south, and temperatures plummet well below zero, social media lights up with a scary (and slightly cinematic) rumor called "exploding trees." Videos circulate of loud, ...

As we head into the weekend, a major winter storm system is going to slide some of the coldest air we’ve felt in years right over Michigan - and we’re going to be in a deep freeze for a few days. How ...

It’ll be a tree-mendous freeze. Forecasters are warning that expected subzero temperatures could cause trees to explode as a brutal cold snap is expected to wallop most of the country in the coming ...

Social media posts warning of "exploding trees" in subzero temperatures are mischaracterizing a phenomenon known as frost cracks. Frost cracks form when water inside trees freezes and expands. As a ...

Loudoun County deputies had a busy Sunday night after three drivers were arrested for DWI within three hours. The long night included one deputy who was struck by an allegedly intoxicated driver, ...