How will a warming Arctic affect plant growth on Svalbard? Researchers encased plant plots in a thick layer of ice during the winter and used little greenhouses to heat up those plots in the summer.

He says that honeysuckle is easy to spot during the winter. He describes the bark as “stringy” and therefore easy to rip off ...

For flowering plants, reproduction is a question of the birds and the bees. Attracting the right pollinator can be a matter of survival—and new research shows how flowers do it is more intriguing than ...

To protect the southwest’s iconic Joshua trees, scientists are tinkering with their genetics and searching for climate havens ...

The growths you describe are suckers, which are new stems produced from the root system or base of the main stem (trunk). Suckers often grow at a much more rapid pace than the growing tips of the ...

While you may have tolerance for minor damage, it also comes down to how many of these animals actually are living in your ...

A University of Florida professor visited the University of Connecticut on Thursday, Feb. 5, to discuss the impact of habitat fragmentation and drought on tropical plants.

One way to isolate seed-saving plants is to grow them in containers away from other garden plants, such as these four ...

Spring has arrived, and so has the frenzy to help pollinators thrive. Homeowners everywhere are scrambling to “save the bees” ...

Fast-growing houseplants like monsteras often need to be repotted every year to give their roots adequate space. But some indoor plants do better snug in their pots; being a little root-bound is ...

Throughout Florida’s dense woods and swamps, you’ll find eight wild blueberry species. Gardener films unexpected guest visiting yard to snack on new native plants: 'I am amazed' first appeared on The ...