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These plants fill bare spots, ward off weeds, and prevent erosion, all while boosting your home’s curb appeal.Source: The 15 Best Low-Maintenance Ground Cover Plants for Your Property | Bob Vila

The Old Farmer's Almanac predicts that conditions are favorable for colorful fall foliage in the Northeast, but most areas in the United States will see "steamy" conditions.Source: The Farmer's Almanac Unveils Its 2025 Fall Weather Predictions | Bob Vila

England's coveted Tree of the Year award, on which GNN reports yearly, was won this year by a Scottish ash tree 75 feet-tall.Source: The 2025 ‘Tree of the Year’ Is a Scottish Ash Growing in the Middle of Glasgow | Good News Network

Plant these shrubs in front of your house for curb appeal, privacy, or the simple joy that their foliage and flowers bring to your yard.Source: 18 Best Shrubs for the Front of the House | Bob Vila

These xeriscape ideas support more than saving water. They offer resilience, plant diversity, colorful landscapes, and support wildlife.Source: 15 Xeriscape Ideas for a Beautiful, Sustainable Yard | Bob Vila

Leaf-peeping season will soon be here, but will the drought dull our region's vibrant fall colors?Source: New England fall foliage: Forecasts predict peak leaf color | Boston Globe

“The reintroduction of large carnivores has initiated a recovery process that had been shut down for decades,” says Painter in a statement.Source: Hefty Aspen Saplings Not Seen in Yellowstone for 80 Years Attributed to Wolves' Welcome into Park | Good News Network

Real estate agents know which plants appeal to homebuyers, so heed this advice when planting your yard for a quick, top-dollar sale.Source: The Best Plants for Curb Appeal, According to Real Estate Pros | Bob Vila

Learn about the ability of some fig trees to store atmospheric carbon dioxide and turn it into stone, a process that could push back against climate change. Source: Some Fig Trees Can Turn CO2 Into Stone — A Hidden Talent That Could Combat Climate Change | Discover

Make your outdoor space inhospitable to ticks by eliminating their favorite food sources and habitats, and adopting prevention strategies they'll hate.Source: How to Get Rid of Ticks in the Yard - Bob Vila

The cedar’s vast boughs swoop down to brush the ground, creating an interesting spot for the band to sit and play their guitars for "Rain."Source: Cedar Tree Climbed by The Beatles is Finalist in Euro Tree Awards Along with Stunning Violet Beech | Bob Vila

These deterrents will help stop wildlife from eating your garden bounty.Source: 13 Ways to Keep Animals Out of Your Garden Without Harming Them | Bob Vila

Discover interesting facts about why plants are green, if they feel pain, and if they get cancer.Source: Plants: Facts about our oxygen providers | Live Science

A new tower brings apartments, office space and tens of thousands of plants to the heart of UtrechtSource: A vertical forest growing in the Netherlands: in pictures | Environment | The Guardian

Regular light-dark cycles greatly affect organisms, and events like eclipses induce distinctive physiological and behavioral shifts. While well-documented in animals, plant behavior during eclipses remains largely unexplored. Scientists monitored spruce trees to...

At age 8, she won the Dal Puraskar, an Indian order of merit, and told the Times of India she had already planted 14 "fruit forests"Source: 12-Year-old Girl Plants 150,000 Trees in India, Becoming a Reforestation Leader | Good News Network

More than 120 years after billions of the trees were wiped out, blight-proof seeds are being plantedSource: ‘This isn’t a gimmick’: the New Yorkers trying to restore the American chestnut | New York | The Guardian

A global analysis deep in soil found 20% of plants studied have an unexpected deeper set of roots more than 3 feet underground.Source: Plants have a secret, second set of roots deep underground that scientists didn't know about | Live Science

Their idea was simple: an eclipse is a profound event that inspires awe and collective behavior in both humans and other animals.Source: Trees Synchronize Their Bio-electrical Signals During Solar Eclipses: ‘The Wood Wide Web in Action’ | Good New Network

A study finds small-scale tree cover in Costa Rica boosts biodiversity while limiting dangerous mosquito species.Source: Trees vs. disease: Tree cover reduces mosquito-borne health risk | ScienceDaily