Most of Birmingham’s fall color comes from the ridges: sweetgum, hickory, and oak turning across the hillsides. Inside the yard, few plants can match a Japanese maple in late fall. Depending on the variety, the leaves go scarlet, orange, gold, or deep red, and one well-placed tree can carry the whole front of a house. […]
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Anyone who was in Birmingham in January 2014 remembers what a little snow and ice can do to a city that isn’t set up for it. That month, overnight lows at the airport stayed at or below freezing for 17 straight nights, one of the longest cold stretches in the National Weather Service’s records for
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Birmingham doesn’t get much snow, but it does get ice, and ice is harder on trees. Freezing rain coats every twig and branch, and across a large canopy that added weight builds up fast. Limbs that held up fine all summer can snap overnight. Add saturated winter soil and a little wind, and whole trees
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Birmingham doesn’t have a dry season. The metro averages well over 50 inches of rain a year, and close to 15 of those typically fall in December, January, and February alone. What changes in winter isn’t the rain. It’s what happens to the water after it lands. In July, a low spot in the yard
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Most people don’t think about Christmas lights until the turkey’s put away. By then, the companies that hang them have a calendar that’s mostly full. This year, Steven’s Wack-N-Sack is offering professional holiday lighting for homes and businesses across the Birmingham area. If you want lights up this season without spending a Saturday on a
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