The fly agaric is the quintessential mushroom of fairy tales. Its big, bright fruiting bodies scatter in great numbers across mossy forests of North America and Europe. They emerge from the soil ...

The cool, damp weather this spring has been perfect for mushrooms. They have been popping up in gardens and lawns with abandon across the area and creating a lot of questions about controlling them.

Answer: This arrangement of mushrooms is called a fairy ring, and you don't see a perfect ring like this very often. It occurs when a fungal spore lands in a spot and begins to grow.