Being more purposeful about planting our landscapes to enjoy their natural beauty during all four seasons is a relatively recent trend in landscaping. There can be snow-covered elegance in winter ...

Winter pansies (Viola hiemalis) are annual flowers which are smaller than other types of pansies.Winter pansies grow best in cold weather and withstand both freezing temperatures and snow cover ...

Kentucky viburnum and paperbark maple shrubs each have peeling bark. American beech (tree) and serviceberry (shrub) each have smooth gray bark that easily contrasts with snow. If you haven’t ...

While damage to landscape plants can occur at temperatures of 15-20 degrees below zero for an extended period of time, low temperatures in most locations in Greater Columbus never reached lower ...

Winter kayaking and canoeing, done safely, is a magical experience Paddling through the ice and snow reveals a serene winter landscape.

Using snow shovels, follow these same principles. Always aim to achieve the task at hand while protecting landscapes. Use the shovels’ ergonomics to make them work for you.

Winter isn't all bad – these "sublime" landscapes of the frozen North from the turn of the 20th Century offer us a way into resilience – and an "acceptance of the seasonality of life".

A warming climate has altered the snow landscape we're accustomed to seeing around Chicago in January and February, likely making this winter the least-snowy in 88 years.