It’s just about choosing the right plants and flowers that thrive without ... They’re also incredibly easy to grow. Ajuga is a low-growing carpet of foliage and blooms that hugs the ground ...

How Can I Help?” is the latest book and call to action from native-plants champion Doug Tallamy. The University of Delaware ...

I recently went looking for one of the rarest of Texas’s rare plants in what seemed like an odd place: near the middle of ...

The life of a plant scientist involves long hours in the lab, thinking up, designing, and monitoring experiments that might ...

Let’s not forget our shade areas. For the full shade part of your yard, you can plant elephant ears, and ajuga. For a lot of color try coleus and caladiums. For something a little different ...

The San Diego Botanic Garden expands its collection of medicinal plants four-fold as scientists learn to harness their power.

Many wild berries are rich in vitamins, antioxidants, and nutrients, making them natural remedies for various ailments. All parts of the plant are put to use or preserved; leaves and berries can ...

the monarch butterflies he was studying seemed to be exploiting the medicinal properties of plants to treat themselves and their offspring. Back then, the notion that an insect might be capable of ...

While there’s a natural tendency to want to connect with wildlife, wild animals often see humans as a threat. When we get too close, we can trigger fear responses such as increased heart rates ...

Right now, I am in love with Cordial Canary ajuga. It has small ... begonias and more to start planting. Keeping plants in small pots watered right now is tough with the winds, warm ...

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Growing your first garden — or your first plant, for that matter — can feel intimidating. But it’s not as complicated as it seems. Curiosity and the habits you form early on, plus the plants ...