Do you know all the trees in your yard? As leaves emerge from buds very soon, I’d challenge you to identify your trees this year. Proper identification of trees is important so we can select the best ...

Leaf miners are just one of the many pests that affect our gardens. The two leaf miner types most often found in Marin are the Liriomyza spp., a mostly black and yellow fly with clear wings, and ...

Fossil plants reveal the evolution of green life on Earth, but the most abundant samples that are found -- fossil leaves -- are also the most challenging to identify. A large, open-access visual leaf ...

"The plant world is enormous, and some corners of it have not yet been discovered, but a great many plants have been identified by botanists, taxonomists or particularly knowledgeable plant collectors ...

Saturday’s article on holiday cacti talked about the leaves being the key to correct plant identification. Now, maybe you don’t care which plant you’re growing, but, if you’re like me, you do. The ...

Six months post Hurricane Helene, new leaves are breaking dormancy. Our skyline resembles a Crayola box again. With appreciation for remaining trees in neighborhoods, one may wonder which tree species ...