Some Seattle gardeners are moving away from grass and instead aiming to landscape or "rewild" their yards by planting ...

These included drugs derived from plants (such as cucumber, narcissus bulb, castor bean, bitter vetch, cabbage); animals ...

Hairy vetch makes an excellent cover crop for home gardens. Hairy vetch, a common name given to species of legumes in the ...

Winter annual. More winter tolerant than Common vetch. Well suited to sandy soils, but it does not tolerate drought. More acid tolerant than most legumes. Pinnately multifoliolate terminating in a ...

Adapted to regions with mild winters. Grown as a summer annual in areas with cool summer temperatures. Adapted to well drained fertile soils. More acid tolerant than most legumes. Leaves are pinnately ...

Cancer was generally regarded as an incurable disease, and so it was feared. Some people with cancer, such as the poet Silius ...

The Lane Mountain milk vetch is no stranger to adversity, with its remarkable ability to survive for years underground and subsist on what little moisture its taproot can soak up. When this small, ...

With summer temperatures and water rates on the rise in Southern California, gardeners can learn from desert farmers how to ...

The Shivwitz milk vetch has adapted to grow only on soft, purple-hued clays. When wet, these plum-colored clays become like glue; when dry, they often shrink and crumble. Despite these dynamic soil ...

A November 2022 study revealed that Neanderthals and early Homo sapiens were sophisticated cooks, combining plant-based ...

Local photographer and wildflower expert Bob Falcone, a.k.a “Hiking Bob” gave us some tips on finding wildflowers this time ...

In a recent interview with New Beauty, Reba's go-to makeup artist, Brett Freedman, shared the favorite product behind her ...