When you're new to the plant game, though, it can feel overwhelming when people talk about things like "indirect light" or an "internode." Internodes are the areas between the nodes (more on nodes ...

Signs of overwatering are more serious: yellow or even brown leaves, mushy leaves or stems, and sometimes a sour smell in the ...

If you’re in doubt or experiencing poor germination, test a few of the seeds (10 is a good number) by wrapping them in a ...

The air inside a home can get very dry during the winter. Keep your plants away from heaters to minimize the damage that dry air can do to them. A few crunch leaf edges are normal during the winter.

Thinking of ways to repurpose plastic containers? Why not put them to work in your garden? From creative planters to ...

Give your garden a head start by starting your seeds indoors. When your last frost date rolls around, you'll have seedlings ...

Even botanists can be surprised at the sheer variety of a houseplant often known only for being indestructible.

Mitchell says phototropism is “nature’s magic” and is responsible for plants being able to stretch their stems, leaves, and budding flowers toward the strongest source of light. With that said, the ...

You want to panic, but you don't have to - not before doing a few plant checks, anyway. One of the biggest reasons you might ...

There is science and art in putting these little-more-than seedlings in the ground. And now’s the time to act, before they — and their prices — grow ...

For 41 years, the historic Byrd Park Pump House along the Kanawha Canal — recognizable for its Victorian Gothic design — ...

Left to their own accord, seeds would drop to the ground in late summer or autumn, survive winter, then germinate when the ...