The pong pong tree—also known as the “suicide tree”—may be a plot point in the season finale of the HBO series. But the plant was known to cause thousands of deaths a year in the past.

Ephemerals are unusual plants that love early spring weather: cool and a bit wet. They bring color and otherworldly flowers to shadier corners. They tend to hug the ground plane, avoiding the cold, ...

Plant biologists examined records for nearly 1,200 individual corpse flower plants from 111 institutions around the world. The data and records were severely lacking and not standardized. Without ...

Spring brings the return of color to the garden as bulbs bloom, perennials re-emerge, and new annuals settle in. But there’s ...

Gro Alert from Dan Gilrein of Cornell explores the new presence of the sunflower spittlebug in the Northeast U.S.

Enhancing your yard doesn't have to be difficult. Try these 8 vibrant orange flowering ground covers for beautiful texture ...

I was visiting a friend’s home last week and she seemed to be concerned about masses of small, bright, colorful flowers ...

The UK’s green spaces are bursting with plants that add fascinating flavours to dishes. You just have to know what can be ...

Overwatering is the most common problem and some plants, including cacti and carnivorous plants, don’t need feeding often ...

The purple flowers that adorn this small shrub are valued for their decorative purposes but also as an ingredient in food and herbal medicines. The purple leaves ... This spring deciduous tree flowers ...

This small town, just an hour northeast ... Photo credit: OnlyInYourState During spring, the home’s surrounding gardens burst into bloom, creating a frame of color that complements the classical white ...