Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The weeping willow (Salix babylonica), sometimes also called Babylon willow, is a polarizing plant. While some adore this ...

Many of us have places in our landscapes where it’s constantly wet. We always say “plants breathe through their roots”, which means that poorly drained sites are bad for most plants since air can’t ...

“I hate this weather!” grumbled Swain the black swan, as he and Dazel the duck, waddled to the Aviary School. The cold, dry wind blew in their face and the falling leaves crackled under their webbed ...

The ever-graceful Weeping Willow, (Salix babylonica), a majestic landscape addition, a tree that poets have written numerous prose about, has a dark, nasty secret. How many homeowners out there ...

The landscape around iconic Lake LaSalle is getting some attention this fall, but it may take a few generations of students to fully appreciate it. Grounds crews from University Facilities spent last ...

When is the best time to plant a weeping pussy willow tree in Cumberland County? How tall will they grow? What care do they require? A: Two good times to plant pussy ...

“The spring rain clings to the branches/ Of the willow tree/ Like pearls on a string.” — Loose translation of a poem by a female Japanese poet, around 900 A.D. Willow trees have been revered and ...