A strange thing happened on a walk in the arboretum with the grandchildren recently. “Look, a fuzzy caterpillar!” I said, picking up an oak leaf and pointing to the fuzzy ...

Leafcutter bees have sharp jaws resembling serrated knives, yet they are surprisingly docile. These hard-working bees are ...

Here’s how to tell what’s wrong with your houseplant and how to save it, according to gardening pros with decades of ...

Spring brings the return of color to the garden as bulbs bloom, perennials re-emerge, and new annuals settle in. But there’s a less common category of plants that’s also worth knowing: native spring ...

Houseplants are a great way to bring life into your home, but let’s be honest—some of the usual ones can get a bit boring. If you’re tired of the same old pothos and snake plants, why not try ...

If you’re willing to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty, there’s something you can do to prevent having as many ...

With furry white leaves and maroon-streaked florets, the newly identified plant has been dubbed "wooly devil." ...

A newly discovered plant found by a national park volunteer in the Texas desert is a small, fuzzy flower that pokes up ...

Beneath the spiky leaves, fresh artichokes are delicious harbingers of spring. Here’s how to cook them five ways, from ...

Lancaster County has several types of trilliums (named for its three leaves). Some have flowers hanging below the leaves.

Leaf development describes the coordinated morphogenesis process by which a leaf is formed, and grows to become a mature photosynthetic organ. It starts from the initiation of a primordium in the ...

It’s the first discovery of a new plant genus in a national park in decades, and a landmark find. But the identification of ...