The Osteospermum ‘Soprano’ Series has a compact growth habit, which makes it a good choice for growing in containers. Another thing that makes these plants so special is their ability to continuously ...

Part of my success is careful use of planters. If you stand at the edge of your yard in any season, you can tell where a splash of color would help, and that's where a planter can go. And while ...

Unlike animals, plants don’t need a male and a female because their flowers have both male parts and female parts. Pollen in plants is like sperm in animals. It comes from the male part of the ...

It is the chloroplasts that contain the green pigment chlorophyll which absorbs light. The plant uses this glucose to grow as well as make other useful substances, such as cellulose found in the ...

Statement planters are becoming increasingly popular, with the planter itself taking center stage in plant styling. Large and ...

From a flower which resembles a brain to a three-metre-tall plant that smells of rotting flesh, sometimes the natural world is more horrifying than any fiction. Discover this creepy collection of ...

This means the positioning of furniture and even indoor plants matter when creating a flow of harmony that matches the natural order of the world. And according to feng shui experts, there are ...

Senior Editor: Jun Lyu, PhD, Springer Nature, China. Before joining Nature Plants in 2014, Jun received his PhD from the Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, where he studied ...

According to trendspotters, plants are the new pets. So it’s no surprise that plant parents are always on the lookout for the next great thing that will help them grow healthier indoor and ...

Fines for dropping cigarette butts in high street planters have been overturned - because they look like ashtrays. They have been installed in St George’s Street as part of a £1 million ...