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Biodiversity has also improved with 12 types of snakes, over 35 varieties of birds and over 15 variants of butterflies. NAVI MUMBAI: A landfill in Navi Mumbai's Koparkhairane has been transformed into a garden using the Japanese Meyawaki…

Yaupon holly is a workhorse in the Lowcountry landscape. You can't walk around your neighborhood without…

Take care of your garden Recent chronicles have provided brief glimpses of plants native to many of the world's dry summer (Mediterranean) climates. These climatic regions include California, so all summer dry plants are compatible with…

Chihuly's spectacular glass art sculptures shine in museums, galleries and gardens around the world. But I'd say there are few places that feature the gleaming spiers and glowing orbs quite like the bristling landscape of the Sonoran…

Standard pomegranates form round deciduous shrubs or multi-branched trees up to 20 feet tall. While the proven varieties are 'Wonderful' and 'Granada', there are now many new varieties for sale that are marketed as 'seedless' or…

Take care of your garden I recently wrote about pruning salvias because we are in the season when most varieties of thisgenus can be - and should be - subjected to a rejuvenation pruning, i.e. cut to the ground forstimulate and create space…

Today's column, following our recent round-up of South African succulents, features South African geophytes, another large category of plants from this botanical hotspot. As a reminder, geophytes are perennial plants with an underground…

Take care of your garden Today's column, following our recent overview of South African succulents, features South African geophytes, another large category of plants in this botanical hotspot. As a reminder, geophytes are perennial plants…

With today's column, we return to our focus on selecting summer-dry plants for seasonal additions to the garden. Recent columns featured plants native to California, Australia, the Mediterranean Basin, South Africa (perennials), Mexico…

Take care of your garden With today's column, after last week's seasonal pruning preview, we return to our focus on selecting dry plants in the summer for seasonal additions to the garden. Recent columns featured plants native to…

Many people enjoy the annual ceremony of changing the schedule, looking back on the previous year, anticipating the new year, and resolving to pursue new, personally productive directions. While I have a lot of ideas in this direction for…

October through January is the flowering season for three mahonias that do well in the Lowcountry of South…

The gardening and astronomical years Many people enjoy the annual ceremony of changing the schedule, looking back on the previous year, anticipating the new year, and resolving to pursue new, personally productive directions. While I have…

Take care of your garden Today's column appears on Christmas Eve, a joyous occasion for the people of the Monterey Bay area who observe the birth of Christ or share goodwill for all the people of the world, and both. Our next column will…

Through Emilie Mesner Updated: December 24, 2021 Posted: December 23, 2021People walk under an arch of lights during the Alaska Botanical Garden Holiday Lights Show in Anchorage on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021. (Emily Mesner/DNA) This!-->…

Take care of your garden We continue our introductions to garden plants from selected areas which, like the Monterey Bay area, thrive in a Mediterranean or dry climate in the summer. This series of themed columns is timely in regards to…

Take care of your garden This week's episode for the current planting season focuses on the Mediterranean region, which includes 17 European, African and Asian countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, as well as the Madeira archipelago…

Take care of your garden Plants native to California have often been featured in this column for several reasons. Because we are now in the season when the rains help the newly established plants to form roots, a glimpse of these plants…

Improve your gardening knowledge Let's explore the world of thorny plants, which are popular subjects for many gardeners, and specimens some prefer to avoid. These are plants that have developed sharp structures to protect themselves from…

Earlier this week I was visiting a neighbor and noticed an eye-catching plant in rare form for this time of year. It was filled with…

Take care of your garden Composting organic garden and kitchen waste is certainly a good practice, but it takes more work than I could handle. The nutrient level in my garden seems to be sufficient, in part resulting from the slow…

Take care of your garden Composting organic garden and kitchen waste is certainly a good practice, but it takes more work than I could handle. The nutrient level in my garden seems to be sufficient, in part resulting from the slow…

I have always had an affinity for grasses. Growing up in rural Connecticut, my parents' house was surrounded by farms and fields of timothy hay. For me, haymaking was an!-->…

While many types of plants native to California are starting to relax after a parched summer in the west, some are actually starting to showcase colorful displays now. Take a tour of your favorite nursery or the Humboldt Botanical Gardens…

Lately we've all found solace in our backyards and I'm happy to say that doesn't seem to be diminishing since we've found more freedom from lockdown. People are always looking for mature trees and trees for screening and privacy on…

Take care of your garden This is a great time to add cacti and succulents to your garden as the big sale of the season will take place this weekend (details below). Full Disclosure: As the past president of the local Cactus and Succulent…

Dancing Pumpkin, 2020. The New York Botanical Garden, 2021. Urethane painting on bronze. © YAYOI KUSAMA. Courtesy of Ota Fine Arts, Victoria Miro and David Zwirner. Photo by Robert Benson Photography The New York Botanical…

The name - poisonous hemlock - says it all. This highly poisonous plant grows wild in El Paso County. It…

“I came here 40 years ago, having just moved from…

“I came here 40 years ago, having just moved from Juneau,” Kes Woodward…

In early May, a one-inch flower caused a stir at the Missouri Botanical Garden (MoBot). When Roy Gereau, deputy curator of MoBot and director of the program in Tanzania, received the news of the bloom from his colleague…

Take care of your garden Our urban forests contain long-standing trees that eventually must free up their space for other purposes. Today's column, which may arrive in your backyard, is about one of these trees. A pair of Monterey cypress…

If you walk briskly, you will be able to walk the winding path through Manhattan Beach Botanical Garden in a very short time. Yet the fact that the garden is small makes each plant all the more valuable to see. Unlike most botanical…

If you walk briskly, you can walk the winding path through Manhattan Beach Botanical Garden in a very short time. Yet the fact that the garden is small makes each plant all the more valuable to see. Unlike most botanical gardens, where…

In the event of a disaster, replant immediately. It may be a raging badger. This may be one of the gusty storms of the past month. "Adversity is my friend", I was first taught by filmmakers, quick to exploit the unexpected. The…

Herb Frazier has spent his life telling important stories, first as a press reporter and now as the director of public relations for Magnolia Plantation and Gardens in Charleston, SC. It is the oldest public garden in America, founded in…