Beacon House uses the herbs in home-cooked meals for its guests and to teach kids about growing and harvesting foods.

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Cantaloupes are very heat-tolerant, so yours should be fine over the next couple of months. When cantaloupe fruit are ripe, ...

Learn how to deadhead petunias effectively to promote new growth and continuous blooming. Discover the method and the ideal ...

If you’re wondering what to prune in June (and what to leave alone), you’ve come to the right place. We’ve asked experts ...

You can have hundreds of cascading tropical flowers in your house or right on your patio with this easy to grow tropical plant.

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By HENRY HOMEYER The very last day of May this year surprised me: we got three inches of rain in a little over 12 hours.

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By Sydney Weisinger Teacher/Naturalist There has been a lot of buzz about the decline of bee populations lately. But what ...

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 ...