From her fifth-floor office in the National Museum of Natural History, Alice Tangerini has a stellar view: to the right, Constitution Avenue runs in front of the Classical Revival facade of Federal ...

Flowers aren’t just ornamental, they can be beneficial, too. This is especially true when it comes to your vegetable garden. “Planting flowers alongside vegetables provides numerous horticultural ...

Winter pansies, also known as ice pansies, are a favorite in the Southern garden for a reason: They can stand downright ...

It’s still a bit early to plant flowers in your garden beds, or to tuck them into planters on your patio. Remember here in Wisconsin we can still have snowstorms this time of year. But you can – and ...

Every gardener loves plants that are easy to grow. What’s even better? Flowers that plant themselves! Many flowers drop seeds that remain viable through the winter, then pop up the next growing season ...

A very rare and very stinky plant was drawing long lines in Brooklyn this weekend as locals sought to get a whiff of the flower dubbed "Smelliot” by staff at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. “It smells ...

The alien-like blooms and putrid stench of Amorphophallus titanum, better known as the corpse flower, draw big crowds and media coverage to botanical gardens each year. In 2015, for instance, more ...