It is spring in the mountains, for I have seen my first trillium. These elegant woodland flowers are called trilliums because they have just three lovely petals. They are also known as “wake robin” ...

Spring is here, and the Arcata Environmental Services Department is offering some tips for community members on how to harmlessly appreciate the beauty of native wildflowers growing in the city’s ...

Looks like: Red trillium can reach heights of 8-16 inches with a single, 2-2.5 inch-wide nodding, maroon to reddish brown flower at the top of the plant. Its leaves are found in a single whorl of ...

I’ll have to admit that this past winter has not been so bad here in my part of central South Carolina. It hasn’t gotten real cold, and there has been no snow or ice. I’m glad to see the sun coming up ...

Fruit: A single, red berry grows up to 1 inch across. Ants transport the fruit underground, where they eat it and leave the seeds — making them one of the primary ways the plant is spread. The time ...

Working with flowers every day, Wally Heppenstall is naturally inclined to look at the bright side of events. That is why he is focusing not on the thorns but the roses of a quick transplant of his ...