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When a corpse flower bloomed on campus, atmospheric scientists got to work. What they discovered provides new evidence about the unique pollination strategies of a very unusual flower.
It makes great sense many plants flower when the insects and birds so vital to their reproductive success are also getting busier (and getting busy).
The author, an obsessive plant hunter, has created a botanical resource for Britain like no other.
Chaos gardening is touted on social media as an easy, no-effort way to create a beautiful garden. A landscape specialist explains what to be aware of before chaotically tossing seeds around.
Uniquely colored flowers with big blooms might make for an aesthetically pleasing garden, but they can be unhelpful to pollinators. Careful consideration can help you plan a colorful and eco-friendly garden.
Pristine lawns could become history.
Roses don’t look beautiful by accident - humans and nature have shaped them.
From sending more pollen airborne to breaking up pollen grains, which lets them penetrate deeper into your lungs, the wind is not the allergy sufferer’s friend.
A new publication sheds light on the plants of Burkina Faso and Mali.
A landscape historian explains how a Victorian tradition became a tool for social change in 19th- and 20th-century Philadelphia.
Entering Flowers, you might think that you have just walked into a supersized florist’s shop.
Flowers grown in the tropics don’t need heated greenhouses.
While its large brilliant flowers attracted early horticultural attention, this summertime stunner’s path to being a successful urban tree has not always been easy.
A biologist explains what to focus on if you’re designing a garden with pollinators in mind − and what you don’t need to worry about.
Ancient Indian texts describe in detail which flowers are favored by which gods and the elaborate rituals around how to offer them.
New technology is helping scientists learn what happens inside plants when they reproduce.
There is growing evidence that termites have a substantial, but still poorly understood, role in the carbon cycle.
A little corner of the garden set aside for wildlife can make a huge difference, if we all do it.
In the 20th century, an engineer from Philadelphia encouraged others to create their own Mary gardens and established a company that sold seeds with Marian plant names.
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Senior Research Associate, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Monash University
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Associate Professor Questrom School of Business, Boston University
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Professor of Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture, Mississippi State University
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Founder of Msit No’kmaq
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PhD Candidate, Social Justice Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
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Laboratory and Technical Support Officer, Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University
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Extension Agent, University of Florida
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Associate Professor in History of Modern Science and Technology, University of Cambridge
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Research Fellow Apiculture, University of Sussex
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Professor, Department of Art History, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in Art History , University of Sydney
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Research Fellow in viticulture and fermentation, University of Tasmania
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Lecturer, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University
