Despite the fact that my husband, Mike, and I deliberately decided we would not plant a garden this year, we still have an unexpected bumper crop of a different type. Although we raised very ...

Integrate a variety of seasonal blooms into your landscape design for optimal year-round color. For example, you may want to include different types of cacti with brilliant blooms at different times ...

As a child seeking escape from Pondicherry’s heat, these flowering trees left a deep imprint on my mind. The tree-lined avenues, soothing canopies, and bursts of colour helped shape my early memories ...

This edition of Mint's ‘Climate Change and You’ newsletter discusses the coevolution of primates and fleshy fruits, the ...

When you picture a flower and a pollinator, the odds are you’re imagining a colorful, perfumed flower, and a honeybee.

The plant kingdom isn't doing so well with at least 600 species facing extinction in Sabah alone. These species, which com ...

From pollinating plants to dispersing seeds, birds play a variety of crucial roles that help to keep ecosystems in balance.

In the case of both aphids and Japanese beetles, spraying with a broad-spectrum insecticide can do more harm than good. These ...

If your plants' leaves are looking lacy—or you're seeing patches of dead grass in your lawn—Japanese beetles may be to blame.

Topiary is the art of clipping shrubs or trees into ornamental shapes: does this sound familiar as part of garden maintenance ...

Gloucestershire is the driest county in the West, with less rainfall then Wiltshire, Somerset and Bristol, Met Office ...