There are always lots of things to learn as a gardener, and many of them can only be learned through doing—through actually getting out there and getting your hands dirty. But there are some things ...

Here in New England winter is long, especially for gardeners. We want to be outside in the garden but most days we can’t really do much. I compensate by learning about gardening from books. I recently ...

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Recent research by a team of Japanese scientists has uncovered an intriguing aspect of plant behavior: communication. Joining us today is Sarah Gillespie from Gillespie Florists to share more ...

Last fall, I decided to challenge myself by enrolling in the notoriously difficult course ENVIRON 436, also known as Woody Plants. This class focuses on one thing — the identification of Michigan’s ...

Machine learning can pinpoint "genes of importance" that help crops to grow with less fertilizer, according to a new study published in Nature Communications. It can also predict additional traits in ...

Plants use a clever cellular signal to keep growing and flowering as seasons shift and climate conditions become less ...

Support local journalism: Find offers for new subscribers here: Special Offers — FLORIDA TODAY. Typically, when we are asked questions about plants, the person asking may only know its common name, ...

books. Yet we often aren’t able to figure out what the heck the blasted plants are called. Field botany has to be the most difficult of all the natural sciences. That’s why Vic and I attended a ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A study out of Harvard and Purdue universities is starting to unravel the genetic mechanisms that allow some plants to duplicate their entire genomes and continue to reproduce.