Murasaki translates to “purple” in Japanese. So, yes, this long-stemmed cauliflower has bright purple florets, as well as ...

Like most gardeners, I have favorite plants I’ve been growing for years and will continue to grow, like fragrant and tasty Big Boy tomatoes, wide Romano-type Italian flat beans, climbing zucchini and ...

With a $3,000 check in hand, the city of New Carrollton is on the path to turning Veteran’s Park into a “food forest” later this spring. What you should know.

Get ready for a new growing season with this list of perennials to cut back in spring. These plants will benefit from spring ...

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have reported on the structure and light energy transfer efficiency of a protein ...

Purple Earth Hypothesis suggests Earth was once a purple planet. Early microbes used retinal, not chlorophyll, for ...

Many of the flowers lining store shelves for Valentine's Day have been gifted at romantic dinners. But what happens to the ...

Ethnobotanist Kelly Kindscher will present a seminar about edible native plants at the Lawrence Public Library on Tuesday at 6 p.m. Copies of the book will be available for sale through the ...

Plant genetics deals with heredity in plants, specifically mechanisms of hereditary transmission and variation of inherited characteristics. Plant genetics differs from animal genetics in a number ...