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Tree identification is always a matter of detective work, and especially so in winter, when the leaves are not present to offer their distinctive clues.

This delightful poem, "Six Tree Sparrows," offers an intense look at six birds as they go about their task of conquering the food supply in winter.

Fun holiday classroom project that combines student poetry with a creative winter mural for a bulletin board or wall.

Instead of throwing that tree out after Christmas make it into a treat tree for your backyard birds. Decorate it with bird food and watch the birds enjoy it.

Snowy vistas can be pretty flat and dreary. Introducing cultivars with interesting bark can bring winter's dormant landscapes to life.

When there are no leaves on the trees, we have to rely on bark, buds, and growth patterns to identify the species, a fascinating challenge.

When you prune correctly, it can really assist and increase the vigor and growth of a tree or shrub.

Yellow-foliage evergreen plants are attention-getters and liven up winter landscape gardens. They mimic sunshine and echo PANTONE® 2009 Color of the Year 14-0848 "Mimosa"

For this yearlong activity, a parent or teacher selects a tree to return to with children throughout the year. Create a scrapbook recording the seasonal changes.

Though most gardens look pretty skeletal in January, there are still enough jobs to do to keep an avid gardener busy.

A detailed discussion of how to add interest to the winter landscape through the use of seeds, seedpods and seedheads on plants.

You don't need berries or blossoms to create winter interest. These conifers have showy cones that provide interest and contrast to a winter garden landscape.

Snow and ice traditionally cover many northern Winter landscapes; many plants survive these harsh Winter conditions and produce new growth in the Spring.

There are several plants, both evergreen and deciduous, that have pleasing, striking or unique silhouettes. Learn how to select and use them effectively in the garden.

These gorgeous shrubs provide interest and backdrop to the yellow themed garden setting off the other flowering plants well.

The various species of birch trees are distinctive, easily identified, elegant, and have been historically useful to humans for making medicines and tools.

Apples present a challenge to the organic gardener, but gardeners can find success by choosing disease resistant varieties and using good cultivation practices.

The art of bonsai has been with us for centuries. For those who enjoy gardening or landscaping, bonsai represents a relaxing and fulfilling hobby.

When learning to identify trees, it helps to know the features by which trees are grouped, and the terms that are used to describe them in literature and field guides.

The public nature education program developed by May Theilgaard Watts at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois was the first of its kind at U.S. arboretums.

Pine, spruce, fir, hemlock, cypress, cedar, larch--not all these trees are evergreens, although all have needle-like leaves and produce cones, so they are conifers.

The speaker of sonnet 5 dramatizes the young man's youth as summer and compares old age to horrid winter, while portraying offspring as the distillation of flowers.

Unlike herbaceous plants, deciduous trees stand tall all winter, minus some important accessories -- leaves. What trigger causes leaves to fall in the autumn?

Trees provide several sources of nourishment in the winter wilds, but they generally require more processing than greens and are not as palatable.

A free show explores the history of photography. The display features calotypes, daguerreotypes, x-rays, spirit images, 20th century images and early photo equipment.

Autumn doesn't mean the fruit orchard season has to be over. Here are three colourful fruits to grow for later autumn, early winter harvests.

Leaf shape, while often a distinctive identifying feature of trees, can also be confusing when many trees share leaves of similar shape.

Evergreen trees are used to provide color year-round, but some also have weeping or pendulous form that is extra exciting! See my top six picks.

Six of the best deciduous trees with weeping growth habit and pendulous silhouettes. Is your favorite listed?

During the holiday season it can be hard to keep students focused. Incorporate holiday themes into general studies lessons to invigorate students' desire in learning.

Wreaths, garlands, swags, and trees of evergreen have ancient roots in celebrating the winter holidays but are a relatively recent addition to the American Christmas.