Getting the tree into our 1950s tripod stand — the one passed down from my parents — is another holiday ordeal. It’s a ...

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This year, the Mirror asked readers to share stories of Christmases past, focusing on some of the mayhem that often results ...

I’ve always loved a real Christmas tree but struggled with the idea of cutting down trees just to decorate them inside my ...

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Kindergarteners danced around the music room at Seele Elementary one morning in November, pretending to climb a tree vine, ...

In northeastern Brazil, there is a tree so vast that visitors often mistake it for an entire grove. The paths wind beneath ...

At Nomia Meadows Farm in Franklin Grove, John and Lisa Ayers tend to bees, apples and 110 acres of native ground, welcoming ...

Waiting a century for an oak to create shade in your yard is hard. However, the negative aspects of fast-growing trees make ...

Discover how animals adapt to winter and what we can learn—from hibernation to staying active and warm during the cold season ...

The rare wild commercial Christmas tree harvest endures on the edge of climate change, wildfire and shifting immigration policy, revealing how even our most cherished traditions depend on fragile ...

When tanks overflow, nutrient rich water drips directly onto the ground below. Soil under these branches becomes richer than ...