Just because you want indoor tropical plants doesn't mean that you need to have bright light. Here are two options that ...

Temperatures remain warm but things are about to change. Fall will officially arrive Sept. 22 in the northern hemisphere since the sun will move south of the equator. The autumnal equinox for us is ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If you’ve ever spotted a plant with a braided trunk at your local nursery, chances are it was a money ...

Trees lost many surface roots in drought but grew more deep roots that reached wetter soil. Fungal partners helped roots take up water.

Tree-ring samples taken by Paulo Quadri, who earned a Ph.D. in environmental studies from UC Santa Cruz, were included in the study. (Photo by Luz A. de Wit) The top-line findings of a massive ...

Fruit trees. Consider planting a guava tree. Make sure it’s a tropical guava (Psidium guajava) and not a pineapple guava (Feijoa sellowiana) or a strawberry guava (Psidium callleianum). The latter two ...

Fall on the mainland is bright with deciduous trees changing to colors of red, orange and yellow before the leaves gently brown and drop to the ground. In Hawaii, it is the ripened red cherry of ...