I've never had a plant that has lasted this long. I've always been a famed plant-killer, managing to somehow let everything from poinsettias to succulents wither away under my oblivious eye. But, ...

Some plants just sit on a windowsill, quietly existing. Others enter a room and own it. They are the horticultural equivalent ...

Deep roots make the soil more stable and help it stay fertile. They also soak up water, reducing runoff and keeping nutrients ...

Depending on who you believe, plants need around 16 nutrients to thrive. Ask Google and the responses get confusing in a hurry. Fortunately, Odessa’s soil provides nearly every necessary element for ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Air plants, also known as tillandsias, are one of the most extraordinary indoor houseplants you can grow.

A jade plant communicates its needs. What do we owe our house plants beyond light and water? It’s a question that Milwaukee filmmaker Jesse McLean asks in a new experimental documentary, Light Needs.

Indoor plants that don’t need water are a plant parent’s dream. It’s not that we don’t love our plant babies, we just have busy lives and sometimes watering houseplants falls to the bottom of the ...

Native plants are equipped to survive our heat, drought and soils, as well as support many of our beneficial indigenous insects better than other plants. Courtesy Johnson County Extension Native plant ...

Mesic plants (which include trees and shrubs) come from wet regions and have evolved there, so that’s what they are used to. Examples include our famous mulberry trees but can also include ...