The traditional aesthetic of full-bodied, lavish Christmas trees may be stepping aside this holiday season. Taking center stage is the paired back stylings of twig trees. These designs embrace clean ...

Question: All of a sudden, a lot of small short branches broke off the oak tree in our front yard. The ground is covered with them. There are at least 50. There hasn't been a storm to damage them, and ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Botanical markers and tree characteristics should be used when identifying a ...

It's not Christmas until the tree is up, strung with lights, and trimmed to perfection! As lovely as a full-bodied evergreen is, the amount of space it takes up isn't always the most practical. Not to ...