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Outdoor flower gardens are a beautiful thing that bring color and cheer to those who cultivate them. Yet growing flowers ...

This wonderful fragrance is associated with love and its name is derived from a Persian word meaning “moonshine in the garden ...

These indoor-outdoor Christmas container ideas are made to last from after Thanksgiving through New Years. Detailed how-to's ...

Want to grow Bleeding Heart? Here's everything you need to know about growing these unique heart-shaped dangling flowers.

You know fall has arrived when you start seeing potted Chrysanthemums in garden centers. Chrysanthemums, better known as mums ...

Some foliage plants surprise in spring rather than fall. Siberian bugloss (Brunnera), for instance, is beloved for its ...

A research team has developed a framework to study phenotypic plasticity, linking crop traits, genetics, and weather. The ...

I’ve been taking Miguel, my 12-year-old Havanese, for 3,500-step walks around the neighborhood lately (and telling myself ...

First, I want to explain the difference between aggressive and invasive plants. Florida native plants can become aggressive, ...

Having an urban oasis for wildlife and native plants isn’t always a cakewalk. Along with butterflies and beautiful wildflowers, there are quite naturally some other residents and visitors to contend ...

An Aptos biotech company says it has created the world’s first self-fertile nonpareil almond variety — a breakthrough that ...