Anyone seeing a white jacaranda (Jacaranda puberula), also known as caroba, blooming in the sandbank forest might assume that the leafy tree could not survive in such sandy soil. They would be right.

Geranium (Pelargonium) are one of my favorite plants to grow in containers during the summer month. They bring flowers unlike ...

Christmas cactus, Kalanchoe, Amaryllis, poinsettia, Cyclamen, and Norfolk Island pine are among plants bought or gifted this ...

You can still successfully overwinter your geraniums even if you don’t have a brightly lit, warm place to keep them. The ideal scenario, according to O'Malia, is an environment that's about 50 degrees ...

A corn field in Waseca, Minnesota. University of Minnesota Twin Cities agricultural researcher Daniel Kaiser found that adding a nitrogen-producing microbe to corn increased yield at this site in ...

UC Davis researchers engineered wheat that encourages soil bacteria to convert atmospheric nitrogen into plant-usable fertilizer. By boosting a natural compound in the plant, the wheat triggers ...

In a bright spot in a conservatory, geraniums can be overwintered with ease. Photo: Getty Images/Douglas Jenkinson Choosing the right location will reward you with a bounty of bright geranium blooms ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind.— Weeks of severe and extreme drought have caused many lawns and grassy areas in the region to be dry, crunchy and brown. This is only the second time Allen County has experienced ...

Have you heard of using cricket shells to improve crop yields? If so, you’ve heard of biostimulants. These natural materials, designed to nurture plant health, have become more popular recently, ...

Heirloom Pelargoniums, some with hundreds of years of horticultural history, are among 2,000 kinds of plants in an herb collection in rural New Jersey. Louise Hyde, co-founder in 1969 of Well-Sweep ...

Geraniums need plenty of direct sunlight—at least six hours a day—to bloom well, so too much shade will stunt their flower production. Overwatering or poor drainage can cause root stress and yellowing ...