Celtic legends ascribe magical powers to the rowan tree which symbolizes beauty, privacy, peace and sanctuary. Traditionally, the tree would be planted at the door of a home for protection from evil ...

It’s that time of year again when the flapping sound of blackbirds fluttering and chuckling through the rowan tree draws me to its dense clusters of red berries. Weighed down with ripeness, they hang, ...

That reason was the old Celtic belief that rowan trees have a magical protective power against supernatural evil and malice. They would protect people from malevolent forces, from the spells of evil ...

I've seen enough mountain ash berries this month to know that we are going to have quite a few drunken bohemian waxwings later this winter. Those beautiful, red berries, bountiful this year, happen to ...

Should you venture into the higher elevations of the mountains from now until early winter, you might be on the lookout for a tree displaying vividly colored reddish-orange 3-4-inch-wide flat-topped ...