Edible flowers are the prettiest way to garnish dishes and drinks. Nestling them in icing to dress up a grocery store cake ...

Q: I am planning a permaculture garden on my half-acre lot. I know it’s best to plant fruit trees first. Which fruit trees fare best in this region? I would love apple, peach, plum, cherry and ...

As climate change makes South Texas' summers hotter and winters more likely to bring freezes, homeowners may want to reconsider their landscaping plants.

“Those flowers then need to be pollinated by bees or other pollinators. Once that flower is pollinated, it develops into a fruit that we consume. So ultimately, fruit relies on pollination of the ...

Fresh flowers are a beautiful addition to any interior, but not a long-lasting one. However, once you learn how to dry flowers, you can make your blooms last for so much longer, and can save money ...

Norton's Florist passed out hundreds of bouquets of flowers in downtown Birmingham as part of the "Petal it Forward" initiative. People were given two free bouquets--one to keep and one to give to ...

Fruit flies are some of the worst household pests that exist, made worse by the fact that they are seemingly impossible to get rid of. The flies are attracted to fruit, other foods, and garbage ...

A honey bee secretes wax from her abdomen and masticates it into the architectural marvel that is her lightweight yet durable honeycomb, and converts nectar from flowers into energy-rich honey.

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Nearly 1.2 million children in Lebanon are being deprived of education and more than 400,000 have been ...

When it comes to holiday floral arrangements, you don’t necessarily have to spend an arm and a leg on fresh flowers. Brooke McAfee, the owner of Lilt Floral in Birmingham, Alabama, shows how to use a ...

A healthy and mature peace lily houseplant will typically produce one to two flowers on average. However, some peace lily varieties may have a slower flowering rate than others. But, according to ...