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Gummies, vapes, drinks and few regulations. Here's what to know about the ingredients that get you high as Texas lawmakers ...

It’s the most magical time of the year in Tucson, when the monsoon brings cloudy days, strong downpours and the scent of ...

About 20 years ago, Omaha gardener Wayne Fitzhugh had planted a few cactuses in an area of his Dundee yard, in a plot he called wasted space. He’s been adding ...

A riot of flowers shoots up behind a chain link fence at the St. Joseph Center in North Little Rock. The fence is to keep ...

Native annuals have somehow gotten lost in the shuffle, likely because most of them aren’t readily available at the garden ...

After witnessing the weeks-long spectacle of a kapok tree (Ceiba pentandra) attracting a mob of bats to pollinate its flowers (see my May 17, 2025, VI Source article if you missed it), I kept going ...

Casuarina cunninghamiana River She-Oak is an evergreen tree that can be considered a master (or a mistress?) of illusion.  It ...

The history of the gardenia in this country is intertwined with the botanical investigations of Alexander Garden.

While it isn't technically one of those plants that flower nonstop, most gardeners will recommend planting hellebores (like ...

Many gardeners say that vines are the best plants to give their homes an air of tropical living by using them to cover ...

A. Monarda is a genus of perennial flowers that are in the mint family.