If you’re staring at a bare Christmas tree and a tight budget, you’re not alone. Surveys this year show nearly a third of people are spending less on holiday decorations, mostly to save money, and ...

Alex Kent made over 8,000 photographs and videos of New York City’s official “Great Trees.” Dodai Stewart researched them all and visited a few. Aug. 22, 2025 One could argue that all trees are great.

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Ready to level up your Christmas tree game? When decorating a home for the holidays, nothing is more important than the Christmas tree. It not only adds beauty to a home but also reflects the ...

The Bradford pear tree, with its fluffy white early-spring blossoms, is a looker. Even the tree's putrid aroma emitted at full-bloom hasn't kept it from becoming a go-to ornamental option for ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Christmas today is a big business, and one part of that is the ...

How ugly are your branches. For most of us, Christmas trees draped liberally in shiny silver tinsel are the stuff of long-ago memories, maybe experienced once a year by thumbing through fading ...

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