Generally,the best time to prune is in late winter, before spring growth starts.

VOA: special.2009.10.06

But winter is not always such a beautiful and happy time.

VOA: special.2009.01.26

For those of us in the northern hemisphere, Monday is the first day of Winter, which seems a good time to check out a website that's all about the snow.

VOA: standard.2009.12.19

The runoff election between incumbent President Hamid Karzai and his main challenger, former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah faces multiple challenges: Taliban intimidation, voter apathy and cynicism, increasingly harsh winter weather, and,most of all,a turnaround time of only two weeks.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28