Commonly called the Ti plant, the red-tipped leaves of the vibrant plant add a tropical flair to your space. An excellent pop ...

A cool-season flower that can be set out in early spring, sweet alyssum fades in the summer heat, but its clusters of tiny ...

This story appears in the October 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. We have all held leaves, driven miles to see their fall colors, eaten them, raked them, sought their shade.

The blistering summer of 2024 will soon be coming to an end, and that means fall leaf ... plant sugars are abundant during the season, and they help produce anthocyanins, which add red to plants.

Wondering when the best time to view fall foliage is in Middle Tennessee? The window doesn't last very long. Here are the best hikes for leaf peeping.

If you’re looking for a way to get rid of your freshly raked leaves without having to bag them up or wait for the city’s leaf collection service to come by, you might be considering burning them.

When pepper plant leaves turn yellow it's called chlorosis. The leaves aren't able to efficiently make chlorophyll - the substance that keeps them a uniform green color. The purpose of leaves is ...

Although fresh leaves are becoming more widely available ... Add a bay leaf when braising red or pickled cabbage, to poaching liquid for fish, or to infuse the milk for custard or rice pudding.

With fall just around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about what you’re going to do with all the autumn leaves your trees ... of a forest turning red and gold with the arrival of ...

Most leaves can be turned into leaf mould, but some take longer to compost than others. Oak, alder and hornbeam will soon rot down, while sycamore, beech, horse chestnut and sweet chestnut take a ...

We now come to the nyctitropic or sleep movements of leaves. It should be remembered that we confine this term to leaves which place their blades at night either in a vertical position or not more ...

Mixed forests with a variety of plant species will be the least ... The intricate leaf design of Guam's Serianthes nelsonii tree was used as a model to contribute to the global goal of ...