A cottage garden is full of gorgeous flowers without a perfect manicured lawn or landscape. These perennial and annual ...

It was over 5,000 years ago that the ancient Egyptians started bringing plants — most likely ferns and palm trees — indoors ...

"Gardeners might regard their January garden as dormant and less than enjoyable. Many of their plants are 'asleep' and ...

One of the main reasons for purchasing native plants is to attract and benefit pollinators. For many people, creating an ...

Promoting mutually beneficial relationships between plants and soil microbes that enhance nutrient acquisition by plants could improve crop production without increasing inorganic-fertilizer use.

A bright pink powder blanketing rooftops, vehicles and streets has become a familiar sight in Los Angeles where air tankers continue to drop the substance to combat raging wildfires. Authorities ...

Folk singer Peter Yarrow, of the musical group Peter, Paul, and Mary, died Monday, Jan. 6, at 86 after a years-long battle with bladder cancer. In the wake of his passing, Gastonia Councilwoman ...

“A huge gift to me,” Yarrow wrote. “I made it in time to sing to Wendy and tell her I love her – a sacred precious time.” For those who didn’t grow up with him as a neighbor, it’s ...

“A huge gift to me,” Yarrow wrote. “I made it in time to sing to Wendy and tell her I love her – a sacred precious time.” For those who didn’t grow up with him as a neighbor, it’s easier to ...

Saul Loebmandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images On hearing of the death of Peter Yarrow, who co-wrote the iconic tune “Puff the Magic Dragon,” I thought back to Northwestern University in Evanston ...

Members of the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, left to right: Paul Stookey, Mary Travers and Peter Yarrow in 1978. (The Heritage Foundation) Yarrow was born on May 31, 1938, in New York.

What's up with the pink people sitting on a rooftop, wedged between buildings, peering into a window and hiding around other Boston landmarks?Meet Monsieur Rose, or Mr. Pink. The six inflatable ...