Jackie Heinricher understands bamboo. First she figured out a way to reproduce a species that doesn't take over your garden or yard. And now she's found a way to make it a fast growing, reliable way ...

The San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas will say goodbye to an old foliaged friend Friday that has literally grown up at the garden over the past three decades. According to representatives at the ...

The most commonly mentioned feature of bamboos is that they’re part of the grass family. That’s true, but other stereotypes about the family are often wrong – or at least murky. It isn’t surprising: ...

Q. I am reading Tales of Old Florida that mentions the night-blooming cereus as a Florida native. I raised it in Pittsburgh and enjoyed the rare blooms that embodied the essence of a Florida night. I ...