Plants

Plant Parenting

Take the animal kingdom to your outdoor garden with themed greenery

(Clockwise from top left) White Crane Flower, Shrimp Plant, Butterfly Ginger Plant, Elephant Ear Fig, The Cat's Claw, and Oyster Plant.

Root Awakening

Give aroid cutting more time to take root

In a semi-hydroponics system, add a diluted nutrient solution below the roots once they have formed.

Russian business to Putin: we need heavier weapons for drone defence

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Governor of the Omsk region Vitaly Khotsenko at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia May 25, 2026. Sputnik/Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Climate change threatens global plant species as habitats shrink

A eucalyptus tree stands amongst the West MacDonnell Ranges west of Alice Springs, Australia, September 15, 2023.

Root Awakening

Walking Iris plants are not at flowering age

The plants' current location under the tree canopy is too dark for them.

'Am I out?' Drought and rising costs from Iran war deepen pain for US farmers

Scott Irlbeck inspects drought-hit wheat fields on his farm in Tulia, Texas, U.S., April 21, 2026. REUTERS/Tom Polansek

Explosion at Venezuela gas facility, 6 workers injured

Chaos gardening: Grab some seeds and throw them at the soil

In a rebuke to the stodgy image of the gardener, many gardeners are are embracing a free-form approach called chaos gardening.

Root Awakening

Jambu fruit may have been damaged by pests or chemical sprays

The fruit is still edible, provided the damage was not due to chemical application.

Nigerian court sentences ex-power minister Mamman to 75 years in prison for fraud

FILE PHOTO: Journalists wait outside the Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria June 29, 2021. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde/File Photo

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