Are flowers useful to you or I? A chrysanthemum’s colorful petals, in all their wisdom, extend to greet the sun’s rays. Their fragrances dye the world, coalescing to create something irreplaceable.

IN her recent book, "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword", Dr. Benedict deals with the Japanese along lines similar to, if not as clearly defined as, those in her earlier "Patterns of Culture".

The findings of this review showed that salinity can severely impact the morphological, physiological, and biochemical structures of plants, lowering their productivity. Although plants have natural ...

California’s eco-bureaucrats halted a wildfire prevention project near the Pacific Palisades to protect an endangered shrub. It’s just the latest clash between fire safety and conservation in ...

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The designer also uses the plant where she wants a dramatic foliage backdrop or an evergreen foil to set off seasonal plants the rest of the year. The statuesque mahonia, a chance garden hybrid of ...

No matter the size of your garden, there's a variety of plants and shrubs to choose from to provide a suitable habitat for attracting wildlife throughout the year. Shrubs look beautiful in your garden ...

Click through to the full article to see some highlights. SP Executive Newsletter # 3 March and April have been very busy months for the SP Group, with meetings for Bargaining, the SP AGM, SP ...

While it’s easier than ever to buy live plants online, sometimes, despite our best intentions, those live plants become, well, dead plants. Artificial plants — fake plants, silk plants ...

Though most shrubs are made with ripe fruit, this earthy, vegetal variation uses celery as its base alongside sweet white balsamic vinegar, sugar, and a pinch of salt. This herbaceous shrub was ...