When these plants first bloom after 7-10 years of growth, they emit a powerful smell to attract beetles for pollination. The ...

In July, “June gloom” gives way to summer heat. Days are long. Tomatoes finally ripen. Summer fruits are warm on the tree.

Home to a veritable ‘Noah’s Ark of species’, thanks to never being ploughed, sprayed or fertilised, our churchyards offer a ...

Often described as “low maintenance” or “hardy,” these plants are simply ones that are near-impossible to kill. They are ...

Keeping your yearly sunflower garden full of its vibrant and warm appearance comes from deadheading. This gardening task is all about removing dead flowers from your garden that are no longer ...

Something rare, massive, and very smelly is about to happen at the Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco: Chanel the ...

Some of the best dried flowers are strawflowers, celosia, statice, baby’s breath, lavender, amaranth, roses, and hydrangeas.

San Francisco's notorious corpse flower 'Chanel' is about to bloom at the Conservatory, bringing crowds eager to smell its ...

Removing spent blooms from your garden flowers can be tedious work. Pinching or pruning dead flowers is not just a matter of ...

Hydrangeas brighten up borders from late summer and are happy in the shade, so it's important to look after them in the right ...

Indiana University's beloved corpse flower, Wally, recently bloomed. When will the rare sight and horrible smell happen again ...

Many of the UK’s bird species are in serious decline, largely due to habitat destruction and the collapse of food chains ...