Maintain year-round interest in your container garden with this vibrant shrub, a low-maintenance and compact addition ...

Gardening in the fall is a true joy. Cooler temperatures make all that digging and hard work a little more comfortable, and there are all kinds of vibrant foliage and red flowers that look perfect in ...

This is the time of year when Nicole Hughes gets constantly distracted by the fall foliage as she drives around North Carolina. "I'm always looking," says Hughes, a biologist at High Point University.

Over the next week or so, a lot of the region will be experiencing peak colors or coming out of peak fall colors. Chlorophyll The process for leaves changing colors is a multistep process. Let’s break ...

Scientists know why leaves turn yellow in the fall: Chlorophyll breaks down, revealing the yellow pigment that was there all along. But red? Red is a different story altogether. Leaves have to make a ...

Much of New York's spectacular foliage is either at or just past peak as we pass the mid-October mark. According to New York's weekly fall foliage report, stunning seasonal hues and crisp fall days ...

The red pigments in some fall leaves have proven to be a puzzle for researchers who debate why leaves bother to go red. Why do only some leaves turn red in the fall? Scientists can't agree on an ...

Scientists know why leaves turn yellow in the fall: Chlorophyll breaks down, revealing the yellow pigment that was there all along. But red? Red... Fall foliage is still a mystery: Why do some leaves ...