There are many invasive plant species on Vancouver Island, but a few stand out as the worst culprits when it comes to ...

Start them from seed or from basal cuttings taken from mother plants, or transplant container-grown artichoke seedlings into ...

Feeding garden birds is an enjoyable pastime for many, but one drawback can be that spilled bird seed begins to grow and create a blanket of weeds below your feeder. To combat this, many companies now ...

How much of Earth’s plant diversity is distributed across islands, and how might this affect conservation efforts? It emerges that islands contain a disproportionately large share of global ...

Scientists have grown a "lost tree" from a 1,000-year-old seed found in the desert which may produce the "Balm of Judea" from Biblical times. The seed measures about 2cm in length and was found ...

The team believes it might have a link to a healing plant mentioned in the Bible. Mount Everest towers more than 29,000 feet (8,850 meters) above sea level. Its origin story began about 40 million ...

One plant can produce 150,000 seeds that can live in soils for up to 15 years. Tansy ragwort can cause liver damage to livestock. The alkaloids in this plant also taint honey produced by bees ...

Archaeologists discovered a 1,000-year-old seed in the Judean desert, which grew into a 10-foot tree believed to be linked to biblical trees. Despite thriving, the tree did not produce aromatic ...

And don’t forget lady or tansy leaf Phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia), a California native that is an excellent pollinator plant, grows quickly up to four feet and scavenges nitrogen and calcium ...

Sallon said it was possible that the tree could be the source of the biblical “tsori,” a medicinal plant extract associated with the historical region of Gilead north of the Dead Sea in the ...