If you want to keep prying eyes out, but don’t want to—or can’t—install a fence, surround your property with these trees and ...

Often wrongly assumed to be poisonous, beautyberries have a floral, slightly bitter flavor—and they repel mosquitoes.

Still, the use of artificial plants and genetically engineered houseplants to help mitigate CO2 emissions could very well be a game-changer. Josh Hawkins has been writing for over a decade ...

Explore why raised garden beds are becoming a popular choice with many benefits and easier access to planting and maintenance ...

To avoid this stinky, gross scenario, you should take action at the earliest signs of infestation, when the insects are still outside, feeding on the trees in your yard. These bugs are mostly ...

Rosmarinus officinalis, commonly known as rosemary, is an aromatic evergreen shrub that adds flavor to culinary dishes and ...

the plants themselves had no need for this. I stopped removing leaves a number of years ago—I even take the leaves from neighbors, who will helpfully dump bags of them in the middle of my yard.

Barefoot in the yard, watching the twinkling fireflies ... adult fireflies with the grass, but also with trees and shrubs, ...

Why should we plant native plants? I’ve talked to people who think Florida is tropical with no variation in plants year-round; that they are green and blooming all year. Florida is semi-tropical ...

It was 12:30 a.m. on Oct. 10, 2019, and Phil Hinch was in his bed, "dead to the world," when he heard someone pounding on the ...

A 2010 analysis from the University of Florida found that turfgrass lawns create an artificial environment that "offers very ...

Catherine Zimmerman is a horticulturist, landscape designer and documentary filmmaker based in Ohio. A former self-proclaimed ...