These hobbyists pour blood, sweat, tears, money and most of their spare time into creating the gardens of their dreams.

Celebrate Mother's Day by taking your mom out for brunch. Enjoy a weekend full of festivals such as Burritofest and the Appalachian Festival.

Researchers are working to unravel the hidden biology of often-persnickety seeds as they age, sleep and awaken ...

Most of us have heard the old adage, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” It’s true.

Sally Anderson, whose urban garden in Sebastopol is featured on the May 10 Eco-Friendly Garden Tour, is “eclectic and ...

Visiting Southern California? The Conejo Valley offers travelers plenty of ways to explore this special place.

But that’s just what wildlife groups were doing over the past week. Jill Crosthwaite of the Nature Conservancy of Canada says ...

The world's attention will soon turn to a chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel as cardinals inside use a once-mysterious recipe to create smoke that signals their progress in choosing a new pope.

Several countries were sending firefighting aircraft to Israel on Thursday as crews battled for a second day to extinguish a ...

Park volunteer Tom Harrington enjoys wildflowering and has devoted his retirement to extending that sense of wonder to as ...

Flowering tree, patio tree, pollinator garden Hardiness Zones: 6-9 3. Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) Blooming from ...

Whenever I’m planning a new garden, no matter what mood I’m trying to create, I always include some purple plants. I look for a variety of purple flowering plants including purple flowering bushes, ...