GINA PARKINSON sings the praises of a tough little invader that has survived the cold winter. GROWING under trees and up walls in our garden is a deceptively delicate-looking spreading plant that has ...
When you think of a garden, it's easy to picture the show-stopping stars. Whether it's those beautiful spring annuals, the perfectly pruned shrubs, or the bountiful fruit trees, some plants just have ...
Q: I’ve been perplexed with a plant that my mother threw out decades ago which is spreading as a groundcover in the woods. Can you identify it, and should it be removed or eradicated? — Joan B., ...
Benzoxazinoids are produced in very different plants, such as the zebra plant Aphelandra squarrosa (left), the golden dead-nettle Lamium galeobdolon (right) and maize. Comparative studies of the plant ...
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