The wonderfully warm weather this weekend is going to make it easy to be outside — getting the Christmas tree, decorating the house (without gloves!), or just plain walking through those wonderful ...

Trader Joe’s is always helping us level up our plant and flower game. From the celebrated arrival of its signature peonies to its adorable mini olive trees, plenty of its plants are instant hits. Now, ...

If trees could talk imagine the stories they might tell. From the big oak sitting in the center of the park – its bark etched with monograms and hearts professing someone’s love – to the evergreen ...

Mike Laycock spends a pleasant afternoon with his family at two attractions nestling in the Howardian Hills IF you love tranquillity, scenery and the sweet scent of lavender, both of today's Days Out ...

Essential oils are pretty much everywhere right now—people are using them to treat acne, cure cold sores, and even lose weight. But a scary new study, presented Saturday at The Endocrine Society’s ...

Researchers say lavender and tea tree oils possess a diverse amount of chemicals and should be used with caution because some of these chemicals are potential endocrine disruptors. Lavender and tea ...

CHICAGO--A new study lends further evidence to a suspected link between abnormal breast growth in young boys--called prepubertal gynecomastia--and regular exposure to lavender or tea tree oil, by ...