The photo is of a sycamore tree at Red-tail’s McVey Memorial Forest. A walk in the woods this time of year is different. It’s quiet and monochromatic. Other than the crunch of your shoes on frozen ...

Q: I have a cottonwood in the backyard that looks like it’s budding out. What gives? It’s been a crazy year. — Larry K. A: I agree — it’s been a crazy gardening year. In a previous garden column, we ...

He taught us to recognize the diamond pattern on hickory bark and reminded us to check whether branches were opposite or ...