I’ve been taking Miguel, my 12-year-old Havanese, for 3,500-step walks around the neighborhood lately (and telling myself ...

Now that the weather is cooling, you might notice that some of the plants we encounter look nothing like their mid-summer ...

A genetic regulator of tomato sweetness has been identified through comparison of wild and domesticated varieties of the plant. Genetically engineering tomatoes to alter this gene increases sugar ...

Plant breeding is the production of plants by selective mating or hybridization. It is the traditional mechanism for producing new varieties of plants for horticulture and agriculture. The ...

When spring comes, you can turn these cover crops into the soil, giving your garden a natural nutrient boost. It’s like growing your own green fertilizer right in your garden beds! Your perennial ...

'Overture' has tall stems of bright magenta flowers with scarlet stems and calyces. Glossy green leaves, held upright, redden in winter ...