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

Yams are considered one of the world’s most important crops. A starchy, nutrient-rich root vegetable of the genus Dioscorea, ...

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

A team of researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and ...

Wisteria should be pruned regularly and is better suited for growing on a strong arbor or trellis. Roses are incredibly romantic, so why shouldn't you plant a line of shrubby roses or a trellised ...

Pot-grown fruit trees and shrubs, including fig trees, citrus trees and gooseberries can be planted all year round, while May is your last opportunity to plant strawberry runners for a chance of a ...

You get to wave hello to furry, feathered, and scaly inhabitants of parks such as the Singapore Zoo and Bird Paradise, but for those looking for an experience that brings you a lil closer to life on ...

For much better results this month buy seedling plants, which can soon be planted out. If you are sowing seed, do so indoors on a heated propagator to speed up germination. When to harvest: June to ...

Also known as the African Lily, it has a stunning appearance. Julian Palphramand, Head of Plants at British Garden Centres, says, “It produces attractive clusters of dark blue, star-shaped ...