There are around 2,600 species in 181 genera in the palm plant family (Arecaceae). Most palms look like what you think visualize when you think of a palm plant—leaves that are large, compound, and ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

I recently had the opportunity to speak to about 250 first- and second-graders about the topic of garden seeds. This (very well-behaved) group was quite intelligent. They asked some great questions, ...

A male date palm tree named Methuselah that sprouted from a 2,000-year-old seed nearly a decade ago is thriving today, according to the Israeli researcher who is cultivating the historic plant. The ...

I’m going to walk you through the seed-starting process I use now. It focuses on planning first so your seedlings and your ...