A loose, slippery trail weaving through deciduous forest caused a few hikers to lose their balance, and perhaps some confidence.

The mole lives in deciduous forest among limestone hills between about 200and 300 elevation.

Without fire, deciduous forest trees invade, and their shade eliminates both the pines and the understory.

Vegetation consists of wooded swamp, thicket swamp and lowland deciduous forest interrupted by ridges, islands and open water.

Most of the area consists of dry deciduous forest, moist deciduous forest and semi evergreen forests.

This deciduous plant produces nutritious red fruits and grows from late summer until the first frosts.

Under ideal circumstances, the deciduous plant grows up to 8 m tall.

Late-into-leaf deciduous plants are to be avoided unless you have capacious borders.

Take a note of deciduous plants, which colour up well in your area, and plant a good one in your garden.

Look for those that thrive in dry, well-drained soils and choose a blend of evergreen and deciduous plants.

Deliciously scented flowers on a tall deciduous shrub.

An excellent deciduous shrub for general late interest and ideal for softening the divide between bed and harsh paving.

The foliage of this deciduous shrub blazes scarlet in the autumn.

Distinctive upright deciduous shrub with bronze leaves in spring that turn a dark green in summer and then purple again in autumn.

I love the finely cut, lacy foliage on this fabulous deciduous shrub.

We're fast approaching the time for deciduous tree planting.

A multi-stemmed, deciduous tree with a rounded form.

Put all plant debris from summer crops on compost heap and prepare for winter digging - but delay starting to dig until deciduous tree leaves have fallen.

Placing it directly under a deciduous tree, for example, will create a lot of leaf-clearing work in the autumn.

Check, too, if you are planting in winter, that they are not in the shade of a deciduous tree or shrub.