The willow and poplar catkin season is arriving earlier than usual across northern China and the Yellow-Huaihe River Valley this year, with floating fluff expected to linger through much of April, ...

The early singing trio is chorus frogs, wood frogs and spring peepers. Usually starting by mid-month, they become four as ...

I suspect the rains early Friday took away the last remnants that had been hanging on in the center of the lake. This past ...

Typically grown as shrubs rather than trees, Stewart has made pussywillow branches a hallmark detail in her spring ...

Creating a garden that looks stunning in every season takes more than just planting pretty flowers. It’s about blending structure plants with seasonal stars, timing your planting, and choosing species ...

Recently, the topic "Spending years capturing ancient Chinese poetry's landscapes" has trended on Chinese lifestyle-sharing ...

As temperatures climb across northern China, willow and poplar catkins are expected to fill the air, raising seasonal concerns during the Qingming Festival holiday this week, weather officials said on ...

As predicted, the birds expected to re-appear in mid-April have made it back. Our regular eastern phoebes not only showed up ...

As Beijing entered its peak willow and poplar catkin season, a capybara at the Beijing Wildlife Park was spotted calmly ...

City officials and university scientists are teaming up to tackle the annual spring arrival of allergy-inducing catkins.

A worker sprays a coagulant on catkin-producing trees at Beijing Olympic Forest Park in Beijing on Saturday, aiming to reduce the impact of the catkin problem. DENG WEI/FOR CHINA DAILY Beijing's ...

All across Poland, and in numerous places abroad, crowds of Poles flocked to churches on Holy Saturday carrying their meticulously prepared baskets - and proving the country's Easter food blessing ...