Although typically associated with a lovely pale shade of purple, lavender flowers come in a variety of colors ranging from ...

Keep your garden looking bright and cheerful this holiday season by planting some winter-flowering species now.

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Invisibly to us, insects and other tiny creatures use static electricity to travel, avoid predators, collect pollen, and more ...

For the Roaring Twenties, for instance, use a black-and-gold color scheme, with cocktail glasses filled with gold beads, ...

If you’re in the market for new trees, consider planting natives. They are generally lower maintenance than exotic species, ...

Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera), a cousin of the magnolia, is absolutely stunning in spring when it’s fragrant, ...

Scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea) grows best in full sun, reaching 50-70 feet tall, and blazes with red foliage in fall in ...

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A new camera system is making it possible for humans to see colors in the way animals do, adding vivid new perspective to the ...