More signs of spring: the mockingbird's discordant gurgle has been a constant accompaniment to me as I work in the garden, dandelions have taken over the lawn, the quince has bloomed and drawn bees ...

Dear Master Gardner: My cousin in southern Minnesota has an old shagbark hickory tree and the bark is so beautiful! Is this a native tree and will it grow in north central Minnesota? Answer: Shagbark ...

A goddess, a president, and a tree. An unlikely trio, but there is a connection: the shagbark hickory tree. This tree is deserving of superlatives, if not deity and presidency. One of the dominant ...

ANN ARBOR, MI — With spring on the way, Ann Arbor’s next free tree giveaway event is just around the corner. The city is giving away 1,000 trees this time, said Sean Reynolds, a city sustainability ...