As a botanist and extension agent, I think quite a bit about how plants grow. Understanding the method to their madness helps to explain and diagnose the various concerns of citizens that come our way ...

As you start to think about the plants you want in your 2023 garden, it's important to understand plant life cycles. All plants are classified by the number of growing seasons required to complete ...

Learn which host plants, cover and native flowers to grow so caterpillars, chrysalises and adult butterflies thrive in your ...

Plants are classified as annuals, biennials or perennials based on their life cycles. Biennials, like foxglove, have a vegetative year followed by a flowering year. Perennials, including woody shrubs ...

The world may need to start thinking differently about plants, according to a report in the journal Science by researchers who took a fresh look at spore-like microfossils with characteristics that ...

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...

Explore how plants respond to music and vibrations, influencing their growth and behavior in fascinating ways.

A recent study in the journal Nature found that New Guinea has more plant species than any other island on Earth. The island has more than 13,000 species of plants, more than two-thirds of which live ...

If the idea of eating a plant-based diet sounds overwhelming, I get it. As someone who would eat turkey sandwiches for lunch every day and a bowl of ice cream each night, I could never have imagined ...