Plants are really important for the planet and for all living things. Plants absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen from their leaves, which humans and other animals need to breathe. Living things large to small need plants because they eat them and live in them....

  The word "peach" is from the Latin malum Persicum, which literally means "Persian apple."[14] Nearly 1,000 jasmine flowers and a dozen roses go into a single bottle of Chanel No. 5 perfume.[7] The earliest gardens were strictly practical and were used to grow...

  I was perusing some web sites the other day about strange plant facts (one of the many truly vital things I do on the average day) and found that many of the “facts” given were actually not right. For example, although the claim is make that oak trees don’t...

Gardening is one of the most rewarding activities there are. Anyone with a back or front yard should consider spending more time outside and giving back to nature. Whether you decide to start gardening for the sake of your family or to make some money on the side,...

Summer annuals are easy to grow and will bring life to your garden regardless of its size. They can also be grown in pots if you don’t have enough space. In this article, we’ll discuss 17 of the best sun annuals that will bloom all summer to add life and color to your...

10 things you probably never knew about gardening! We all enjoy spending time in the garden – it's a peaceful, contemplative, relaxing time. Yet while we might pride ourselves on know when to plant out what, what to pot a certain plant in etc., we tend to know very...

There are many secrets hiding among your petals, leaves, and dirt. Gardening is hardly a straightforward practice — goodness knows it takes skills, dedication, and more than a little luck to grow flowers and veggies. But while certain facts about gardens are...

Use wine corks for a gorgeous garden? Always plant under a full moon? Play in the dirt? Which of the common (and not so common) gardening truisms that you've heard are fact, and which are just for fun? Today we investigate 10 gardening tips and tell you which to...

The world of gardening is full of weird and wacky facts. In this blog, Frankie Flowers gives us seven wacky and weird gardening facts that he has come across in his career. We are sure there will be more to come! 1Bare Bum Test Take a look through the pages of old...

Throughout the years, I have collected all kinds of gardening facts. Many I've found to be very interesting and some even funny and some just weird. I don't really know what I ever thought I'd do with all these facts. but today I'm going to share some of them with...

Plants and flowers have a long, rich and colorful history. There are many fun facts and bits of lore to consider concerning some well-known plants that can make them all the more interesting. In this sometimes bleak and cold month of February, when there is not much...