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The best gardening gloves in 2023
How to water your plants less but still keep them happy
How a peculiar parasitic plant relies on a rare Japanese rabbit
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Gifts to help your new plant parent friends grow their love of plants
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Help monarch butterflies by safely adding milkweed to your outdoor spaces
What your houseplants’ yellowing leaves are dying to tell you
Scientists are disagreeing on the effects of invasive species
A bit of care can keep your houseplants from sheltering harmful mold
The curious case of an endangered wildcat and a disappearing fruit tree
Propagation tips for infinite houseplants
Become a better plant parent with this plant identification and care app
These DIY hanging plant shelves will make your home feel like a forest canopy
How to keep your houseplants from dying this summer
Expert tips for growing food in all four seasons
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Alice Waters
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Try your hand at sustainable gardening with at-home hydroponics
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We now have proof that plants can grow in moon dirt
A close look at amber fossils that have stuck through the ages
Cities are letting plants go wild for ‘No Mow May’
Learn how to spot a healthy houseplant in the store
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The planet needs its peat moss. Use these gardening alternatives instead.
A greener Arctic is not a climate change solution
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Donatella Zona/The Conversation
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Classic Mexican art stood the test of time with the help of this secret ingredient
What to consider before ripping out your lawn
4 easy-to-forage plants you can harvest to make your own tea
Pest-fighting plants that could save your garden
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Meagan Shelley
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Houseplants purify air, but not as much as you’d think
Plant care apps are more distracting than useful
A chemical tweak could help plants bounce back from damage faster
NASA has big plans for space farms
Yes, you can overuse grow lights on indoor plants
June was probably a terrible month to be a dinosaur. Here’s how we know.
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Michael J. Benton / The Conversation
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How to help houseplants survive winter
A hardy umbrella plant made this rusty pickup truck its home
4 sustainable New Year’s resolutions to set in 2022
7 key plant care tips we learned this year
A million ‘super trees’ are coming to clean Houston’s air in the next decade
Swap your toxic household plants for these 4 pet-friendly alternatives
How to keep a Christmas tree fresh for as long as possible
You should collect and plant native seeds. Here’s how.
This historic Brooklyn cemetery shows us a future without lawns
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Ryan Goldberg
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Fossilized plants give us hints about what ice age forests may have looked like
After 50 years, botanists finally identified this Amazonian plant
Quick and dirty tips to make sure your plants love the soil they’re in
6 ways to magically regrow vegetables in only water
Bamboo fabric is less sustainable than you think
What killed my carnivorous plants?
4 reasons to let your lawn grow wild
Meet the world’s newest carnivorous plant
Fight household pests with a friendly army of plants and insects
Grow your own mushrooms in a homemade terrarium
Everything you need to know about the spotted lanternfly invasion
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Frank A. Hale/The Conversation
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Smart gardens for people who can’t keep plants alive
Why and how to grow your own moss garden
7 edible flowers and how to use them
4 ways plant protein is healthier than animal protein
How to grow, harvest, preserve, and use aloe vera
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