The bioelectrical signals of plants growing at a park in Lewiston, N.Y., near Niagara Falls, were translated into instrumental and electronic works for the new album The Secret Symphony of Plants.

"Roses are going dormant, so the fall season is the time for annual care for roses in the garden," writes columnist Tom ...

Glow Wild doesn’t just celebrate the diversity of animals and seeds on land: it also shines a light on the incredible variety of life beneath the surface. Samesky honours this vibrant underwater world ...

A new study has identified Aegilops cylindrica, a wild grass closely related to wheat, as a powerful genetic reservoir for ...

As days grow shorter and our gardens go dormant, November is a great month to take into account our harvest. What did you get out of your garden this year? Was it tasty veggies, some lessons learned, ...

Amid renewed interest in foraging for edible wild plants, mushrooms and other foodstuffs, experts caution aspiring foragers ...

Otis Library will host a program on edible wild plants and fungi at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 15. The event, titled “Edible Wild Plants and Fungi of Autumn,” will take place in the library’s Community Room, ...

Not everyone has a green thumb, but that doesn’t mean your home has to go without greenery. Horticulturalist Cherise Viljoen suggests a range of low-maintenance, indigenous plants that are nearly ...

As gardeners, we often find ourselves in a bit of a predicament. First of all, if we admit it, we want all the flowers. We also like to share our flowers. I would guess that irises are one of the more ...

DENVER — Everybody loves iris, but as your garden becomes shadier over time, your iris may need sunnier locations. Even if you have plenty of sun, clumps need to be divided when they become ...

The humble modern-day potato, first domesticated about 10,000 years ago, got its start in the Andes mountains before becoming a key crop the world depends on. But because plants don’t preserve well in ...

Monarda, Monarda fistulosa, often called wild bergamot or bee balm, is a native North American plant that is now found in gardens all over the world. Here in our area, groups of the plants can be seen ...