Forest gardens are designed around layers of trees, shrubs, perennials and ground cover plants used in such a way it reflects the look and feel of a natural forest. They are designed to be a diverse, ...

The plant was first spotted near a popular picnic site within a forest. But subsequent surveys have found fewer than 20 ...

Through pollination and feeding on all parts of plants, insects influence which plants thrive, which struggle, and even ...

If you are looking to harvest more homegrown food in your garden, why not take a note from nature and grow like a forest? In the wild, plants grow in complimentary layers to maximize space and ...

Many plants rely on animals to reproduce, regenerate and spread. But the current sixth mass extinction is wiping out seed-dispersing wildlife that fill this role, altering entire ecosystems. Thousands ...

Plants are often attributed with abilities similar to those known in the animal or human world. Trees are said to have feelings and can therefore care for their offspring, like mothers. Researchers ...

For decades, climate policy has leaned on a comforting assumption: that as humans emit more carbon dioxide, plants will ...

A new study shows that most native European temperate forest plants are adapted to semi-open, light-filled woodlands – formed over millions of years by the influence of large, free-ranging herbivores ...

The perfectly manicured lawn can be a neighborhood source of envy. But the leafless yard and immaculately groomed flower beds are consuming space needed for all manner of wildlife. Native plant ...

“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago,” according to a Chinese proverb. “The second best time is now.” Dozens of volunteers, environmentalists, government workers and junior high students ...