The cool and humid forests and valleys tucked away in the distinctive elevation zones of the Smokies region are sometimes said to be home to a greater variety of species than any other place on earth.

Recently, I was capturing some photos for an unrelated project in East Spencer and I discovered some mushrooms growing in the front yard of the old Rowan County Schools office building. I guess it was ...

If mushrooms or toadstools have suddenly appeared up in your yard, you are probably wondering why, and what you can do about them. Mushrooms, toadstools and other fungi reproduce not by seeds, but by ...

I’ve had quite a few people ask questions about mushrooms that are popping up all over the county over the past few weeks. They seem to be in many lawns as well as affecting shrubs and flowers.

QUESTION: Just about every time it rains, I get bunches of these toadstools coming up in my lawn. They start out tan-colored, but in a few days they turn black and get really gross. I am worried that ...

It seems that the eating of mushrooms is an acquired taste. Did you ever notice most kids will not eat mushrooms (along with a lot of other foods)? By the time one’s taste buds reach maturity most ...

Hunting for mushrooms deep in the forest is the ideal socially distanced pastime. By Maria Varenikova and Andrew E. Kramer KHOMUTYNSI, Ukraine — Valery Kravchuk, a seasoned mushroom hunter, pushed ...

June is starting off with super-positive conditions for landscapes. Soils are soaking up recent rains and with moderate temperatures plants in our gardens and yards are flourishing. With all this ...

Q: The lawn on our front boulevard looks wonderful except for a fairly large, round patch of what I call toadstools. How do I get rid of them? Do I just dig them out and plant grass seed in the space?

Q: Toadstools have popped up in the St. Augustine under a large tree. I have pulled them out, but now they seem to grow overnight. I have tried weed killer, but with no results. — T.M., Houston A: The ...

THIS is a reprint in a separate form of the descriptions illustrative of two large sheets of figures of edible and poisonous fungi, with the addition of two key-plates. Not having been written and ...