By exposing and shaping its roots, a spider plant can be trained into a bonsai-style display using repotting techniques and a simple plastic bottle method.

The ideal time to tackle an overgrown houseplant is now, just as a new growing season with its longer days unfolds. Step one is removing any obviously dead shoots. Brown and yellow leaves also can be ...

The advantage of our mild winter in Western Washington is that many marginally hardy plants will make an encore performance this summer in your garden.

Our resident houseplant pro shares which species lend themselves to early spring propagation, and the best methods to get ...

When bacteria cells replicate, they do so a little differently than human cells do. They don't undergo mitosis, a splitting ...

From funky smells to crafty colors, orchids have some weird ways of attracting pollinators ...

Baby corn, essentially unfertilized young ears of corn, is a specialty food gaining interest for its high nutrition and low calorie count. It also has significant economic value as a quick-turnaround ...

A newly discovered species of spider in the Ecuadorean Amazon mimics a pathogen, known as a zombie fungus, to protect itself.

There is a particular satisfaction in cutting a stem from a plant you love, tucking it into soil, and watching a new life begin to take hold. Propagation, or the art of creating new plants from ...

While plants in the garden can delight us with gorgeous, colorful blooms, houseplants can add vibrancy indoors with colored foliage. Such is the case with Aglaonema, also known as Chinese evergreen, ...

Heather Bien is a lifestyle writer with a decade of experience contributing to digital and print publications. With a design background, Heather covers home, decor, entertaining, and gardening. She's ...