Very few of us are born with a green thumb—most of us have to learn the hard way that taking care of office or house plants is far more difficult than it looks. I’m a great example of a person who ...

Orchids, mosses, ferns—or epiphytes, defined as nonparasitic plants that grow on other plants—are crucial for Earth’s biodiversity and play essential roles in forests around the world, building ...

We all like our homes to smell nice–from freshly laundered sheets to scented candles–there are numerous ways to achieve this. However, fragranced indoor plants are a wonderful way to scent our homes ...

Diamond Head Plants tells us about the “Pitcher” plant which, while being very beautiful, is also great at keep your yard or home free of pest and insects. They are perfect for homes that have a lot ...

Pruning at the right time can mean the difference between a lush, flower-filled garden and a season of disappointment.

Malcolm Bennett receives funding from UK Research Council BBSRC and hosts EU MCSA and EMBO fellow Poonam Mehra. Poonam Mehra receives funding from EMBO and Horizon 2020 Plants have colonised the vast ...

Q: While visiting a friend I was admiring a groundcover bed she has. She called it “purpleheart,” and she said it’s a winter-hardy cousin to wandering Jew. How dependable is it? I’d like to plant some ...

The original reason we decided to write about indoor plants for this column was because our featured nursery, Potted Elephant, which exclusively grows and sells houseplants, was going to be one of the ...

Epiphytes, plants such as orchids and mosses that grow in trees, draw nutrients from the air and create refuge for all sorts of other life forms. They are the foundation of forest canopy ecosystems, ...