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The gas plant is an underrated and not well-known flowering perennial which can add height and vibrancy to your cottage ...
Mexican plum is a tree you can plant in your yard if you want to attract birds and butterflies. As a bonus, this tree offers ...
"Native plants can be a valuable part of a sustainable garden, especially when chosen and placed carefully. But they aren't always the best fit for every yard," writes this Cowlitz ...
Buildings adorned with plants are an increasingly familiar sight in cities worldwide. These “green walls” are generally ...
Ivy, or hedera helix, is the birth month tree for October. And as it happens, they're one of the best plants to grow in ...
The UC Davis department of entomology and nematology is not the place you would normally expect to find a research scientist who is developing a completely new understanding of how ...
One homeowner revealed their impressive journey transforming their front yard from an invasive plant disaster to a thriving ...
As the wheels touch down on the tarmac at Beirut's Rafic Hariri International Airport, my wife and I turn to our 20-month-old son, Dia, kiss his soft head and whisper: “Welcome home.” Then we both cry ...
I have lots of very large trees in my garden that I absolutely love, and I thought of my dad and how a father is a lot like a tree.
Our recent column, “Thoughts about trees,” described the large trees in my garden, provided basic guidelines for tree care and promised a column about the criteria for selecting the right ...
CAMAIGNERS battling to save an ancient oak tree are celebrating after "brave" Thurrock councillors refused a bid to lift its legal protection.
I have mistletoe in a tree in my garden. I was told to keep it as it’s so unusual, but I’m afraid it might kill the host tree. Can you advise me? S Doyle, Co Dublin Relatively rare in Ireland ...