December snuffs out the wildflower season of every calender year. Rather than surrender to the situation, take a deep breath ...

A new book on California native plants has hit the shelves, opening the door for interested gardeners wishing to learn more about our local flora. Trend- spotters agree that interest in native plants ...

Instead of hibernating this February, there are plenty of chances to learn about plants and make something green. Throughout the Lancaster County area (plus virtual options) are talks about sowing ...

The huge aster family (Asteraceae) is recognized by the daisy-shape of the flowers. It includes sunflowers, asters, daisies and dandelions. (Benjamin Brink/2009) Learning to recognize 400,000 species ...

The Native Plant Garden Club will host its first meeting from 10:30 a.m. to noon Dec. 10 at Oberlin Public Library, 65 S. Main St. As a newly organized group, the meeting aims to pique the interest of ...

Spring is here and April has lots of chances to make something green and learn about plants. Throughout the Lancaster County region (and virtual) are talks about designing containers, spring’s ...

While hiking in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains as a kid, I’d be poked by yucca spikes, scratched by the tough leaves of oak trees and calmed by the soothing aroma of sages. Back then, I ...

Plants are classified as annuals, biennials or perennials based on their life cycles. Biennials, like foxglove, have a vegetative year followed by a flowering year. Perennials, including woody shrubs ...

A group of Marietta youngsters and tweens in Cobb County are learning about native plants the old-fashioned way: getting their hands dirty. The kids, some from Sope Creek Elementary School and others ...

Avid gardeners may be thrilled to pick up reasonably clean planting pots Saturday on Camano Island. Sure, they aren’t brand new, but it’s all very environmentally friendly. Free gardening classes and ...

Let's Learn is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and ...