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is a striking tropical plant that needs warm, humid conditions, and is usually grown as a houseplant. It is prized for its large heart-shaped or arrow-shaped leaves and the foliage of some ...

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When Michael Geerlings bought Brook View Dairy in 2004, he knew he would work toward a more sustainable way of farming. Decades later, his operation is setting the standards for farms across the ...

I came to know Epimediums rather recently in the 25 years that I’ve been gardening. The two kinds I have in my garden are ...

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there's dancing in heels, an Abba party and one-day choir, ...

Willie Peijnenburg is at the Institute of Environmental Sciences, Leiden University, 2230 RA Leiden, the Netherlands, and is also at the National Institute of Public Health and the Environment ...

These fast-growing hedge plants will grow quickly to create a privacy hedge for your yard and garden. These plants also ...

Irises are known for their cylindrical, multicolored leaves. This Japanese native has large, white, trumpet-shaped blooms with a strong scent. Look for plants with flowers still in a tight bud ...

"Our work encourages a re-examination of other plant organs and animal systems, where internal tissues could play a similar role," said Kierzkowski. Beyond explaining how the anther gets its shape ...

Winter aconite appears as the snow melts in March to brighten the winter landscape. The plant’s buttercup-shaped flowers and ferny foliage will slowly spread to form a colony under deciduous trees and ...

Border plants offer definition along garden beds and driveways, creating neat lines that help to contain other vegetation. Of ...