Although Japanese spirea is a beautiful shrub, it is considered invasive in many U.S. states. Here are some beautiful, native ...

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The true story of Kid Nation, the Bush-era reality-TV experiment that dropped a bunch of children in the desert—then let the ...

The weird true story of Kid Nation, the Bush-era reality-TV experiment that dropped a bunch of children in the desert—then ...

A sprawling exhibition at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, takes viewers not just across campus, but also on a ...

Many popular herbs are annual plants that survive just one season. Others are perennials, which live and are productive for ...

“Fast-growing hedges, such as cherry laurel, privet, leylandii and bamboo, are the perfect alternative to man-made fences. Leylandii is especially quick, growing up to 90cm a year and requiring little ...

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chives and bay laurel (which is a small tree). An herb is simply the leafy parts of a plant with pleasant flavors and aromas. Herbs differ from spices, which are made from plants’ seeds ...

She serenades me with Marvin Gaye, Kate Bush and — wait, what’s that ... But this is a woman, I learn, who has no fear. She ...