When you admire a towering oak or a vibrant maple in your backyard, you’re only seeing half the picture. Beneath the surface ...

Where they live: Plants are found on every continent, even Antarctica, and every ocean. What they eat: Plants use sunlight for photosynthesis, which produces sugars that fuel them. Plants are an ...

Plants are wonderful on so many different levels. They purify the air around us, and we can eat them, use them as medicine, build with them, and even just enjoy them for their healing, calming ...

When temperatures are colder or hotter than tomatoes’ preferred range — between 65 and 90 degrees Fahrenheit during the day, and between 60 and 70 degrees overnight — the plants’ pollen loses vigor.

Gardening with your kids can be a rewarding experience for the whole family. If you’re thinking about growing a vegetable garden with your children, choose plants from a kid’s perspective to make the ...

The best plants for kids are the ones they want to grow. I’ve been gardening with my children since they were old enough to eat the dirt, and they enjoy the experience so much more when they get in ...

The Cenozoic era began about 65 million years ago and continues into the present. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Cenozoic ...

I’ve lived in rural homes almost all my life so that the dogs and I could roam the wild areas freely. They joyfully hunt for “varmints” while I look at the plants, the birds, the insects, the ...

Run these facts through your profile machine and you’re probably not going to get “cactus” back as the answer. Native to tropical rainforests along the Atlantic Coast of Brazil — both directions from ...