The name ‘Salvia’ derives from ‘salveo’ in old Latin, meaning ‘heal’ or ‘save’. Sage was used as a healing plant in the ...

Lanternflies can significantly damage grape plants by eating the vines and destroying the plant. The flies also feed on other ...

When it rains day after day like it has this month in a lot of Texas, it is easy to get tired of it. But be careful what you ...

There's nothing worse than a sad-looking lavender bush, but adding two things to the soil can dramatically improve its ...

Officials say they are planning to build new water distribution facilities -- something that factored into the decision to end fluoridation.

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From poison ivy to chiggers and coyotes, here are the hazardous plants, insects and animals to watch out for — and what to do ...

Keeping plants alive can be hard. Maybe you forgot to water that shriveled-up thing in the pot, or maybe you gave it too much ...

An interdisciplinary research team involving the Research Institute of Farm Animal Biology (FBN) in Dummerstorf and the Universities of Rostock, Munich and Vienna has discovered that willow leaves ...

Both hardy hibiscus ( Hibiscus moscheutos) and scarlet rose mallow ( Hibiscus coccineus) are native perennials that offer ...

Plants and pets: Your furry friends and greenery add more life to your spaces. For your green thumb, find tips for saving ...

Growing shrubs from seed sometimes produces interesting variations. A peony I grew as Paeonia veitchii var woodwardii, ...