Meet the roly-poly pill bug, a backyard “bug” that is actually a crustacean cousin of shrimp and crabs living on dry land.

If a freeze warning is issued for your area of the South, does that mean you should you cover your plants? An expert weighs in.

Heavy, hard-packed snow and ice can damage or kill grass. These tips will help you prepare your lawn and protect it from winter damage.

While winter storms don’t hit Houston often, when they do, the impacts can be serious — from frozen pipes and power outages ...

Whether Mother Nature takes out a tree or you have one removed for poor performance, as a safety precaution, or to improve the view, part of it remains, the stump. Big or small, you have some ...

Humid bathroom environments, where ventilation is poor and volatile organic compounds from cleaning products and soaps linger ...

What a gift to be a gardener at this time of year! For most other people, winter just grinds on, with dingy snowdrifts melting into puddles that will freeze into ice slicks. But gardeners don’t ...

Although it's chilly and frosty, January is a great month to get on with pruning certain plants, according to an expert.

Seed pods, leaf mould piles and log piles all provide valuable shelter, so don’t tidy these away till spring, Stoddart ...

Winter is a stressful season for wildlife, but you can help your native animals through even small acts, such as providing ...

Pruning can seem like a complicated task. There's more to it than just picking a tool and cutting a few branches. Let the ...

Abstract: Smart plants, sensor-equipped plant containers, are emerging as a promising solution for monitoring indoor environments and human activities. The plant containers are usually strategically ...