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But have you ever stopped to consider if any of the plants you’re growing are secretly (or not-so-secretly) toxic to your family or pets? Many popular garden plants are toxic in some way.

As any avid gardener will tell you, plants with sharp thorns and prickles can leave you looking like you've had a run-in with ...

Like a salver. Our Mystery Plant (Scarlet creeper, Ipomoea coccinea) is in the morning-glory family. You will recall that ...

Plants are everywhere. You can find them in some homes, in parks, in gardens and in the countryside. I’ve just found out that plants have three important parts. The roots, the stem and the leaves.

Plant-Derived Secondary Organic Aerosols Can Act as Mediators of Plant-Plant Interactions Sep. 13, 2024 — A new study reveals that plant-derived secondary organic aerosols (SOAs) can act as ...

One of the most popular plants is the “Mr. Gallinelli’s,” yielding a plum tomato whose seeds were provided by a local family friend. Bruno Perdoni, another family friend, contributed his ...

Schefflera plants are not only fantastic ornamental houseplants, but they also offer a host of uses and benefits to plant parents. In this guide, I’ll share some amazing facts about Schefflera ...

Plants are living things. This means that they grow and reproduce. When a plant grows from a seed or bulb into a mature plant whose flowers or fruit produce new seeds to grow into new plants, this ...

In China, for example, ginger has been used medicinally for some 2,000 years. Today, the plant's benefits are being recognized on a global scale. "Ginger is originally from southeast Asia but is ...

Travel + Leisure's writers and editors know how stressful planning family vacations can be, but also how stress-free they should be. With a discerning eye for value, multigenerational fun ...