Even with the cool temperatures at this summer's start and an early June with less rain than usual, we are still seeing abundant changes outdoors. We need not even leave our yards to see the growth ...

If you live anywhere in the Seacoast area, you can’t help but have noticed the pollen collecting on the surface of local ponds and puddles, along roads, on our cars and coating screen windows. I ...

A stroll through our local forest this time of year reveals bright green, fresh growth at the tips of the branches on pines, spruces and firs.A closer look reveals bunches of miniature pine cones ...

If you live anywhere in the Seacoast area, you can’t help but have noticed the pollen collecting on the surface of local ponds and puddles, along roads, on our cars and coating screen windows. I ...

Q: I’m wondering why there seem to be thousands of pine cones on the ground this year. I hope you can write an article and reference what might be causing this and if it may have any correlation to ...

This week, I heard an interesting piece on TV in which someone alluded to the fact that “flowers like tulips and daffodils don’t cause allergies,” but trees like oaks and maples do. This caught my ear ...

Pine cones are a familiar holiday decoration, but how much do you really know about them? While many types of trees have cones, you’ve probably seen cones from pine, spruce, fir and cedar trees most ...