Toronto's ancient trees – Acer saccharinum, Carya cordiformis, Fraxinus americana, Malus spp., Platanus occidentalis, Quercus...

I have a confession to make: I hate bonsai. Dainty and beautiful they may be, but trees and plants that have been snipped...

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Now, the goodbyes. There's no rule, of course, about how long to keep a Christmas tree. In many homes, the tree goes out along... (1)

With oil prices high, more and more people are turning to wood heat. If you're one, and you happen to reach for a log from your... (0)

English holly (Ilex aquifolium) has been a symbol of Christmas for centuries in Europe. (0)

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Toronto's trees. They're on view again in the Toronto Tree Portraits Calendar – and how lovely they look. Yet capturing the city... (0)

As the poet Joyce Kilmer wrote, "only God can make a tree." ("Probably because it's so hard to figure out how to... (0)

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Forsythia Oleaceae - it may not be the most high-profile plant, but if you turn up your nose, you're missing out on fabulous...

Norfolk Island Pine Araucaria heterophylla

Pothos Epipremnum aureum

Ponytail Palm Beaucarnea recurvata

Jade plant Crassula argentea

Michael Hayden has faith in the power of plants.

Clivia Amaryllidaceae

Cast iron plant Aspidistra elatior

Cats in many ways are the ideal condo pet: they are small, independent and clean. Like their human counterparts, cats don't mind...