…cucumber, watermelon, and squash. Like their relatives, the luffa plant sprouts vines and produces bright yellow flowers, which are a delicacy unto themselves and can be eaten raw or cooked….
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Conservation Behind the Scenes
…state, you’d find that they all flower at different times to coincide with some evolutionary benefit specific to their location. Jessica DeYoung gathers seeds in the Garden’s 90-acre Preserve, storing…
Fungi: Friend or Foe?
…help plants grow larger external structures, such as flowers, facilitating pollination. They also produce chemeicals to resist pests, which can enhance a plant’s defenses. Fungi make lots of money! The…
Yard waste or art Supplies? Discover how you can turn garden trimmings into home décor
…tending the Garden could be repurposed. She’s been experimenting ever since. The craft stretches one’s creativity, of course, but also trains the eye to look more deeply at leaves, flowers,…
Take a neighborhood sensory tour
…from the fragrant flowers of Plumeria spp. to the paper-thin bark of the Gumbo limbo. Engaging with these plants using our senses (except taste!) helps us to appreciate and understand…
Caffeinated Concoctions: Coffee, Tea, and Chocolate
…the pollinator’s memory to make sure it remembers the flower and comes back. Non-toxic doses of caffeine have certainly encouraged humans not only to remember tea, coffee, and chocolate, but cultivate…