I write this in late November, and the war on leaves is in full swing. Here in suburbia, the annoyingly loud drone of leaf blowers is the siren song of the obsessed lawn manicurist. I’m hard-pressed ...

Redwood trees have two types of leaves, one to make food and the other to absorb water, found a new study. It's the first study to estimate whole-crown water absorption in a large, mature tree. The ...

It's a Treehugger's dream come true. Leafsnap is a free app that identifies plant species of all kinds, from flowers and bark to fruit and trees. Go for a walk, take a shot of a leaf, and this little ...

Plant diseases limit the output of agricultural workers and cause hundreds of billions of dollars in global crop production loss each year. When plants get wet they are at risk of contracting diseases ...

Ending a period of "bad luck" for clover researchers, scientists report finding the gene that turns ordinary three-leaf clovers into the coveted four-leaf types. Masked by the three-leaf gene and ...

I love growing my own lettuce since nothing makes me feel more like a gardening goddess than harvesting fresh lettuce and creating beautiful salads when entertaining family and friends. Lettuce ...