What causes the leaves to stay green in those spots?
Plants & Fungi
Study Guide Puzzles, November 2026
Step up your nature knowledge with these fall puzzles!
Winterizing Your Houseplants
Keeping a collection of houseplants thriving indoors all winter means you can garden all winter long, even when your outdoor garden is covered with 3 feet of snow.
Invisibles, November 2026: Amanita Mushrooms
Can you find the objects hidden in this drawing?
Favorite Focus, November 2026
Enjoy these recent favorite photos from our readers!
Focus Illustrated, November 2026
Beautiful panoramas illustrating the September 2026 Photo Focus.
The Anatomy of Fall Photos
What is it that makes a well-executed fall photo so impactful?
Seeds Fired Like Bullets
It was a fine October day, and I definitely wasn’t expecting to be shot at.
Winterizing Your Garden
Don’t be fooled. There’s still a lot going on in your garden even after that first frost hits and the tomatoes hang limp from the blackened vines.
Creation Close-ups, October 2026
Nature moments with our readers
Stitching Panoramas
Expand your horizons!
Pitchers Large and Small
Pitcher plants…hundreds of pitcher plants…
Mushroom Hunt
Find the mushroom names hidden in these sentences.
Favorite Focus, August 2026
Enjoy recent favorite photos from our readers!
Creation Close-ups, August 2026
Enjoy these nature moments from our readers!