As spring approaches, many of us will reach for the pruners or contact a tree care company to have our shade trees pruned. Pruning can improve tree health, safety and longevity by removing dead, ...

'Tis the season for taking your Christmas tree out of your home and donating it to a good cause. Throughout the Pittsburgh region, signs have gone up at designated locations across several ...

Wondering what to do with your live Christmas tree now that the holidays are over? While it's easy to put it out with the trash, one more environmentally friendly option is using it for wildlife ...

This Christmas, astronomers are highlighting a spectacular region of space that looks remarkably like a glowing holiday tree. Known as NGC 2264, this distant star-forming region sits about 2,700 light ...

As people all over the country prepare to travel to see loved ones this Christmas season, an unexpected obsession is driving home the “less is more” adage. It’s also dividing people. Stripped of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One year, I spent the holidays sailing past Antarctica on a 22-day cruise with a few of my family members. Erin Yarnall I spent ...

One year, I spent the holidays sailing past Antarctica on a 22-day cruise with a few of my family members. Erin Yarnall In 2023 (into 2024), I spent Christmas and New Year's Eve on a 22-day Holland ...

Christmas trees—and conifers in general—have made some surprising cameos throughout U.S. history, author Trent Preszler reveals in his book Evergreen ’Tis the season for conifers—whether they are ...

Before Santa comes to town, the tree sellers do, packing themselves into trailers and vans across New York City to claim a slice of the competitive tree market. Kashmir Kang, who works for Greg’s ...

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Christmas is nearly here and you’re thinking about presents, house decorations and putting up a tree. What’s your tree plan this year? Lugging home a Christmas tree and decorating it in the living ...

Paying for gifts, decorations and gingerbread houses can become quite expensive, so the U.S. Department of the Interior is hoping to ease some financial burden by making Christmas trees more ...