Hidden in a small strip mall along Brookhurst Street is one of the most interesting and unusual restaurants in Orange County. Taste of Beauty, a plant-based fine dining gem in Fountain Valley, has ...

It’s a mini forest where a small, ivy-encroached, mulched clearing had been. About two dozen University of Virginia student volunteers recently planted 85 trees and shrubs in about an hour, with the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For those who love galavanting through the woods, few things are ...

Improve the biodiversity of your yard, provide shade, and help protect against erosion—all in a smaller space than you think you need. If you’re thinking of adding a tree to your landscape, whether ...

Two botanical luminaries – Carl Linnaeus and David Fairchild – never met, but both were stunned by the beauty of palms, considering them the best the plant kingdom had to offer. Linnaeus (1707-1778) ...

With a mission to the beauty of natural habitats along North Carolina's coast, Janice Allen was thrilled with the efforts to protect what she called a "little wetland gem" by two busy highways in ...

It’s Saturday afternoon and the Birch Aquarium is swimming with families. There are a lot of kids in the “Hold Fast” exhibit about kelp forests. They’re running through a display of 27 kelp plant ...

MUSKEGON, MI - A “micro forest” growing in an urban area is creating a shady competition between plants, encouraging them to grow at a faster rate. The Marquette Micro Forest, located on Marquette ...

Poodle-dog bush, a pretty but dangerous plant, is growing in parts of the Angeles National Forest hit by recent wildfires. Hairs covering the stems, leaves and flowers have glands that secrete a ...

Plants are often attributed with abilities similar to those known in the animal or human world. Trees are said to have feelings and can therefore care for their offspring, like mothers. Researchers ...