Butterflies are among the most beautiful creatures on this planet. They enthrall people with their delicacy, innocence, and ...

University students occupied this symbolically important site in the spring of 1989. Their calls for freedoms divided the ...

Red flowers are a favorite of hummingbirds and other pollinators. This low-maintenance flowering plant is an ideal way to attract birds, bees, and butterflies.

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Featuring 18,000 plants and works by three contemporary artists, a new exhibition at the New York Botanical Garden celebrates the Dutch painter's love of nature ...

A tiny hummingbird dipping its beak into nectar-filled blossoms is certainly a special sight. Fill patio containers, hanging ...

Flowers that both pair well with pineapple sage and help to draw in pollinators include options like coneflower, African ...

I wrote recently about pollinator-friendly plants and, in response, an email from Susan Savolainen, who gardens in Banning, ...

Growing flowers in containers offers a versatile method of adding color around your yard. Whether you live in an apartment, ...

The royal Poinciana may be native to Madagascar, but it feels like it has belonged to us for years. We call it by our own ...

Mary Phillips, head of native plant habitat at the National Wildlife Federation, agrees. She adds that “the dense foliage can ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan said Tuesday it plans to use some slightly radioactive soil stored near the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima ...