Planting seeds sounds straightforward and, frankly, it should be: Buy a seed, plant it, add water and watch it grow. But one look at the back of a jargon-filled seed packet can have you spewing ...

The flora were ‘bigger and brighter than anything in Europe’, and a single hectare of land could have 100 different tree ...

Plant Medic columnist Ricky Kemery suggests some native specimen trees that will provide interest in landscaping.

Oaks and their cousins are the third largest group of tree species, by volume, in Michigan forests. They’re found in all 83 counties and number at least twelve species, with ...

Congaree National Park is located near Columbia central South Carolina. What makes Congaree special is that the park pro ...

Villagers who fought for years to save an historic oak tree have been left "devastated" after a housing developer tore it down. Residents of Cossington fought the battle around the Sir Winston ...

A popular Virginia Department of Forestry program that offers discounts on native trees and shrubs is back at participating nursery locations.

Hundreds of locals turned out over the weekend for the annual Arbor Day tree giveaway. Organized annually by Keep Calhoun ...

Now is the appropriate time to plant seeds for spring blooms in the garden. Growing plants from seeds requires minimal time and effort and provides the satisfaction of real gardening as you watch ...

Forty years ago, Renee Shepherd was an instructor at UC Santa Cruz, having earned a Ph.D. at the university. She was accustomed to playing soccer with European graduate students and inviting them over ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Some seeds have hard outer shells that slow or prevent water absorption. Soaking or scarifying (scratching or nicking the seed coat) helps speed up germination and improves ...

This time-lapse shows the cold-stratified process and how a chestnut tree growing from a seed to a young plant. We started with a chestnut encased inside a small ziplock filled with moist peat-moss.