Millions of Wildflowers Now Delight the Town After Vermont Couple Got Tired of Mowing the Lawn All Day
First came 'baby's breath' then came red and yellow poppies, pink catchfly, bright orange sulphur cosmos, red columbine, and foxglove.
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Mesmerizing Photo Shows Gardeners Perfecting a Maze at 625-Year-old British Castle
Beautiful aerial photos captured gardeners perfecting a maze of garden hedges at a Six-Century-old British castle.
50-Year White House Groundskeeper is Surprised With Elm Tree Planted To Honor Him For 200 Years-Watch
The Bidens surprised the White House groundskeeper of 50 years by planting an American Elm tree, which will honor him for nearly 200 years.
Rooftop Forest Planned for London Courthouse Includes 100 Trees, 10,000 Plants, and Much More
A Crown court in London will soon have a 1.4 acre rooftop forest of 125 trees and more than 10,000 plants in total, called Roots in the Sky.
New Rooftop CO2 Ventilators Funnel Fumes into Fertilizer that Makes Spinach Grow 4x Bigger in Roof Gardens
The study included an experiment that found spinach by the new air vents grew four times larger than the other plants.
A 'Plant Dating' Pop-up has Appeared in London to Help Brits Find Their Perfect 'Plant-ner'
The ‘Lonely Plants Club' match-making service has been set up to marry the public with the perfect houseplants to suit their lifestyles.
Green-Thumbed Man Grows Plants Worth $15,000 Per Leaf, Inspired by Grandmother's Love
Inspired by his grandma's love of gardening, England's Tony Le-Britton has been growing rare house plants worth $15,000 per leaf.
Couple's Love Still Blooms 40 Years On, As They Recreate First Photo Posing Alongside 12ft Sunflower
They decided to recreate the photo they took when they first met, snapping them in the exact position four decades later.
Large Study Suggests Doing Chores May Be Linked to a 21% Reduced Risk For Alzheimer's Disease
Cooking, cleaning, and gardening may be linked to reducing your risk for developing Alzheimer's by 21%, according to new research.
Village Tackles Speeding by Planting Thousands of Flowers Because Drivers Slow Down as They Pass By
Officials first planted flowers along the roadside during the pandemic to help improve biodiversity, but soon they found another use.
Gardening Can Lift Your Mood Even if You've Never Done it Before and Have No Mental Health Issues
The response was dose-dependent, meaning the more the women gardened, the better they felt, and many said they planned to continue gardening.
Man Spends 13 Years Transforming Barren Backyard into Terraced Japanese Garden - LOOK
In a dull backyard, a man has spend 13 years adding a koi pond, Zen garden, and tea house until the how Bristol home looked Tokyo-classic.
Breakthrough Zero-Carbon Fertilizer Set to Take Root Across the World as 'Biochar'
Biochar isn't like hydroponic or vertical farming-it doesn't change the picture of a garden, and, in reality, it's quite straight forward.
Download a Free Native-Plant Garden Plan for Your Specific Region
There are hundreds of attractive native ornamentals that will survive better, and attract more wildlife than common imported oriental species
Skyscraper Bursting with 80,000 Plants Opens to the Public in Singapore-LOOK
In Singapore's business district, you have to go 17 to 20 stories above street level to find wide open greenery
These Lego-Like Bricks Make Building a Raised Garden Bed a Snap
Raised garden beds remove the need for constant de-weeding, but they need to be built, which may involve tools and big costs.
Microphones Reveal Plants Make Many Sounds Especially When Stressed-And Each Species Sounded Different (Listen)
Plants have been recorded emitted sounds that no human can hear-mostly while they are stressed, and unique to each species and stressor.
A Monarch Visitation After Girl's Death Has Dad Now Sending Milkweed Seeds to All Who Want to Help Butterflies
Frank O' Donnell has been giving milkweed seeds to anyone who wants to help butterflies as a tribute to his daughter.
It 'Smells Like Fear': Scientists Create Diffuser That Could Keep Pests Off Garden Plants
A diffuser which "smells like fear" could help keep pests off garden plants, according to a new study. The special odor is made up of compounds produced by ladybugs, a natural predator of plant-eating insects which ravage gardens and crops. Pests which catch a whiff of the stuff will change their behavior, thinking predators are […]
Gardening Could Help Reduce Cancer Risk, Boost Mental Health and Bring Communities Together
Scientists say it leads to eating more fibrous fruits and vegetables, exercising more and building social connections
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