For a Yankee in the South, everything about the environment scares you off. Heat. Humidity. Flying termite season (seriously, it’s a thing). But this cold-and-snow-loving Northerner braved the bugs ...

The southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) is a staple native species to the American Southeast. This massive, sprawling tree — which can reach up to a whopping 150 feet in diameter — does best in ...

Perhaps no image is more representative of the southern outdoors than a giant live oak dripping with Spanish moss. But there’s a real misconception out there that Spanish moss is bad for the trees. I ...