A rainforest garden is great for creating a micro-climate in your garden. Here's how to do it and what plants to use.

As ruinously indebted Victoria eagerly “plans” for Melbourne to reach the size of London, native-flora activists do their ...

Vanilla is a highly prized aromatic spice found in everything from food to cosmetics, but most of the global supply comes ...

The Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden is a spectacular 30-acre garden with fountains, children's area, and tropical garden.

Icons of beauty, providers of sustenance, even symbols of divinity — blossoming plants have assumed a deep significance to ...

The first hike is for wildflowers, the second is for autumn leaves. In June, up high, the forest floor is lit by the spires ...

Poinsettias are popular festive plants that need to be watered every seven to 10 days. However, it's important gardening ...

People are lining up at the Geelong Botanic Gardens to see and smell the giant corpse flower, a rare plant that stinks like a dead body.

The Art of Bonsai: 1-3 p.m. third Thursday and third Saturday of the month. Instructor Mark Vossbrink will guide you through the creation of a bonsai project. $40 includes instruction, plant, ...

Christmas cactus, or Schlumbergera, is a succulent houseplant that produces vibrant pink, red or white blooms during the ...

Twice a year, I hike a favorite trail in Oregon’s Cascade Range. I have done this for over 20 years, timing my hikes for early spring and fall. The first ...

Many other plants use the same tactic to get insects to pay attention ... which originates from southern Africa. Some orchids ...