I love finding ways to add personal touches to my garden. It's a lovely way to really make an outdoor space your own, and what better way to do so by growing plants specific to your person? That's ...

The flowering dogwood carries a powerful history and a rich connection to the region, embodying resilience and grace that ...

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The apple trees at our family farm are more than half a century old. This spring, the branches are laden with blooms with the promise of a heavy harvest this fall. My father often reminds me that if ...

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This year, Old Man Winter wreaked havoc with many spring-flowering shrubs and trees, but out in the woods and in many gardens, the native dogwood tree, Cornus florida, ever faithful, defied the cold, ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Shelley Mitchell, Oklahoma State University (THE CONVERSATION) If you visit a cemetery ...