Leaves are falling from the trees and coating your yard, should they stay or should they go? We have that answer and three more yard care tips. Chris Wedel Home Tech Editor Chris Wedel is a fan of ...

Our fall season has finally arrived, with the ebb and flow of ambient temperature typical of Central Texas to the Upper Gulf ...

The huge variety of leaves in the plant kingdom has long been a source of wonder and fascination. The leaves of a banana plant, for instance, are about a million times bigger than the leaves of ...

Photo: David Burton/The Image Bank via Getty Images. “Fallen leaves can be a good source of nutrients—but only if they’re healthy,” says Poizner. “If they are diseased or infested with ...

Leaves – Deciduous; simple; ovate to cordate shape; finely serrated margins with wavy appearance; 2-3” long, almost as wide as long; glabrous and leathery texture, glossy dark green color. Twigs and ...

Do you ever wonder why leaves change in the fall and what determines the colors that they change to? It's kind of like swapping out your summer T shirt for *** snazzy winter coat. They're really ...

It is a deciduous tree that belongs to the Rosaceae family. The tree has a medium to large size and a spreading growth habit. The leaves are glossy green and provide an attractive backdrop to the ...

Those jewel-toned pigments of rubies and purples, oranges and golds, are the result of a chemical process trees and their leaves undergo each year to prepare for winter. Trees in Western ...

These are dissolved or suspended in the latex sap of the plant or housed in specific organelles such as stems, leaves, and bulbs ( Table 3). It is also noteworthy that splashes of plant tissue ...

Ready-washed salad leaves are convenient but deteriorate quickly and sometimes are rinsed with chemical mixtures to prolong their shelf life. Look instead for those that have been washed only in ...

The common mechanical plant irritants include thorns, spines, glochids, trichomes, and sharp-edged leaves. Many chemical irritants have yet to be elucidated, but known culprits include calcium ...