Retired teacher Larry Weber, of Barnum, is the author of “Butterflies of the North Woods" and “Spiders of the North Woods," among other books. Reach him via Katie Rohman at krohman@duluthnews.com. A ...

American witch-hazel, also called common witch-hazel, is a native plant in our area that surprises us by blooming in late fall into December. Yellow witch-hazel flowers are often spotted out in the ...

Have you been out in your garden yet to smell the flowers? That may seem a strange question, after all, much of the snow has just recently melted. Still, I hope to bring you ideas you may never have ...

As snow began to fall in Tower Grove Park on Friday, a row of shrubs was sporting something you might not expect in February — flowers. This Ozark witch hazel is one of the earliest native plants to ...

WELCOME TO TODAY’S GROW AT GREEN. WE’RE AT THE MCFARLAND RESEARCH GREENHOUSES ON THE CAMPUS OF U.N.H. AND I’M JOINED BY STEPH CIESZYNSKI FROM UNH COOPERATIVE EXTENSION. AND STEPH IS GOING TO TELL US ...

This cold-hardy shrub blooms for nearly two months in fall and winter Reviewed by Barbara Gillette Witch hazel is a hardy shrub or small tree that produces eye-catching, fragrant yellow blooms in the ...