The design for the bird-headed Ulysses butterfly mutants is a stunning mix of purple, blue and brown. While the floating, ...

Vitexes: These small trees put on a stunning display of purple flower spikes each May and June. A second flush sometimes ...

Some hedge plants, however, can be thuggish in nature, with vigorous growth rates proving challenging for gardeners. These ...

Henry Homeyer likes to spend time each January reflecting on the gardens of the past year, and making decisions about what to do in the new year.

Reader discretion is advised. When I reflect back to my early childhood, I often find myself beneath the canopy of a towering magnolia tree in my grandmother’s backyard. Its sweet, lemony fragrance ...

The area that is now Joshua Tree National Park wasn’t always a desert. During the Great Ice Age, also known as the Pleistocene Epoch, there were rivers and lakes as well as Columbian mammoths ...

Japanese maples (Acer japonicum) have long been popular because of their dramatic ... There are over 200 species of Magnolia (Magnolia) trees, all of which feature beautiful large flowers that come in ...

San Francisco Botanical Garden is praised for one of the world’s largest collections of huge ancient flowering magnolia trees. The garden numbers nearly 100 out of 200 existing species. Gorgeous pink ...

With international cinema becoming more and more accessible through streaming platforms, Japanese films have garnered global recognition for their cultural richness and refreshing storytelling ...

Crafted from the wood of Japan’s robust magnolia tree, the wooden satellite aims to reduce environmental impact. Upon re-entry, it will burn up harmlessly, leaving no harmful debris. Researchers ...

“Japanese maples are actually really, really good for bonsai because they tend to be more of a diminutive tree to begin with,” says Steve Pettis, commercial and consumer horticulture agent for ...