A drive east from Riverhead and a ferry trip to Shelter Island and back and then on to Orient at this time of year passes fields bathed in a sea of bright blooms. Flitting from flower to flower, too ...

As we exit May, we can look out on a green foliated forest. The trees that began the month bare are now nearly complete in wearing their leafy attire. It began with the small shrubs of elderberry and ...

Giant groundsels are rare plants that grow up to 30 feet (9 meters) tall. They are endemic to the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro ...

The energy consumption of one AI query may seem small, but they add up. A new analysis calculates the AI industry's footprint ...

When pollen moves, seeds are created and new plants grow. Some plants - like corn, oats and wheat - are pollinated by wind, Grozinger said. But others rely on insects that feed from flowers and move ...

The gathering of morel mushrooms is almost finished. But turkey hunting is still drawing hunters from across the country; it ...

Q. My neighbor, who owned two hives of bees, moved during the winter and took his hives with him. I am concerned about the ...

Research Spotlight” is a biweekly column that highlights UW centers, institutions, and labs that are assets to their ...

Horticulturalists share their tips for cultivating tomatoes that taste like summer. Plus, why the "tomato tickle" is their ...

Sunlight is important for growing plants, but especially if you want to grow vegetables or herbs. “Vegetables require full sun, which is six to eight hours of direct sunlight per day—that may be ...

Beautiful flowers like roses, geraniums and hydrangeas produce little pollen or have heavy, non-wind-borne pollen ... and insect-pollinated blooms typically have heavier pollen that’s less ...

Experts at Gardening Express have compiled a list of seven hayfever-friendly flower varieties that produce little pollen or ...