They really look like they’re from an alien planet,” said Greta Berg, a horticulturist at the Missouri Botanical Garden, ...

A new species of giant water lily has been discovered - and it’s been hiding in plain sight for 177 years. The huge plant had been in the archives of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and was ...

The Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis hosted its Victoria water lilies strength contest, in which horticulturalists place sandbags and other heavy items on the several-feet-wide lillies to see ...

Tip: Look out for the dwarf types of dahlias that will be much easier to sustain in a pot than some of the giant cactus and water lily types, which are better suited to garden planting. Top-dress with ...

Sometimes, the most unassuming plants can be the most dangerous. Lily of the valley is a plant that grows small, demure white bell flowers often used in gardens and bouquets. Beneath the sweet ...

Astrobiologists have wondered if simple, microbial life could exist on Ceres, the closest frozen ocean world to Earth at an ...

Unlike Oriental lilies, which bloom for around four weeks in late summer and are known for their aroma, Asiatic lilies bloom in late spring or early ...

The results of the international "water lily weigh-off" found the Missouri Botanical Garden's lily pads held the most weight of any lily pads in the world. The garden's initial participation in ...

Even a small water feature can be a focal point for wildlife. Insects and maybe frogs and toads will find your pond by themselves so there is no need to stock the pond from another source which ...

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Works by Ada Limón and Peter Sís, Randy Cecil, Lucy Ruth Cummins and more depict the poetry, wonder and droll humor inspired ...

After moving to Walpole with his wife and toddler, Arne Jensen slowly began the multiyear process of sprucing up the home and ...