One of the gardener’s best friends is the dependable perennial. These garden darlings require little care and provide years of beautiful blooms. While the dashing annual competes for attention before ...

Perennials are the stalwarts of flower beds. These reliable plants perform year after year, filling gardens with colorful ...

Jan. 2, 2025 — Biologists have revealed genetics behind the alternating sexes of walnut trees. The research reveals a mechanism that has been stable in walnuts and their ancestors going back 40 ...

Nine seedlings are available for order, including silky dogwood, black chokeberry, American sweetgum, forsythia, purple coneflower, red magic daylily, fraser fir, Colorado blue spruce and black ...

When low on water, some plants make high-pitched clicking noises, inaudible to humans. Female moths, using their sensitive hearing, appear to key in on the distressed din and steer clear in order ...

So often when we think we understand something, another thing comes along that forces us to pause, reconsider, and broaden our minds to encompass these new and fascinating pieces of information. Take, ...

According to the researchers, this data could help crop scientists who are developing modern maize varieties. “We now have a clearer idea of the journey it took from Mexico, and we better ...

The presence of plants in a hospital room has been shown to reduce pain and anxiety in patients. Since we spend around 90 percent of our time indoors, I asked experts for ways to bring nature into ...

Many declare it to be one of the most beautiful botanical gardens they have seen. Garden Café offers light breakfast and lunch fare, and the gift shop stocks an array of books and plant-themed gifts ...

When it comes to choosing perennial plants that can provide screening and privacy, you want plants that will grow fast, achieve a height of at least 4-6 feet’, and have enoug ...