If you’d like to avoid this, you have options that not only will avoid harming the environment but may also help improve your ...

According to the Nature Conservancy, some 10 million live Christmas trees end up in landfills every year. There are options ...

Just in time for Christmas, a vast star-forming region shaped like a Christmas tree is lighting up space 2,700 light-years from Earth.

A tangled mess of Christmas lights can be a major headache. Here's a simple way to store them now that you'll appreciate ...

Last month, this column focused on the desirable characteristics of Christmas trees, one of which is good needle retention.

As you begin taking down holiday décor, Springfield Environmental Services is reminding the community of the city’s ...

WGN’s “Plant Daddy” Tim Joyce is back to share some weekend gardening tips, including how to make sure your plants are getting the right amount of light, how to deal with the ...

Stargazers are in for a treat this December with the Christmas Tree Cluster (NGC 2264), a stunning formation of young stars ...

The debate between real Christmas trees and artificial ones has been going on for decades. Artificial because they are easy and reusable. Real because well, they are real and fill the house with a ...

BRICK -- On Wayne Lane, a special Christmas lights show draws onlookers from across the area. Cars slow in front of a two-story home, where folks can tune in through a smart phone or FM radio and ...

Rather than turn into Scrooge, learn a few ways to wrap and store Christmas lights so that next year, you'll roll merrily ...