Pruning maple trees, birches, and willows in winter is not recommended because they are prone to excessive sap running from ...

Not only have our gardening experts identified the best rose this week, they also suggest great hedging plants, shade trees ...

If you want to give your lilac bushes a little boost to help encourage large blooms and bright colors, all you have to do is take a look around your home and garden. Turns out, these flowers are ...

It was that surprisingly warm Friday last week when our hopes for a white Christmas seemed to be dashed to smithereens. I was home, sick, and I had gotten up at about 7 a.m., which is late for me.

This young opossum made a surprise appearance on Bill Danielson's deck just a few days before Christmas. His wife loved its pink nose. BILL DANIELSON / For the Gazette And now for something completely ...

On Dec. 12, 2000, the Supreme Court effectively decided that George W. Bush would become president — the judicial equivalent of a coup d’etat. The court accomplished this by stopping a recount of the ...

Alice Nebeker Larsen, a much loved and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend returned to her heavenly home on December 30, 2025. She passed peacefully at home surrounded by her family. Alice ...

Spring is so far away, but we can still dream of it! One of my favorite spring flowering shrubs are lilacs — they smell like ...

By Lena Tucker LCSWA seedling sale chair The Linn County Small Woodlands Association  seedling online sale store ...

This week’s column will focus on outstanding and unusual evergreens and shrubs for winter interest and even blossoms.