Impress folks at Christmas dinner this year when you share facts about poinsettias. Discover the past and present of this ...

Well, for starters, because bristlecones live where practically nothing else ... of dead bristlecone needles in a landscape where trees are few and far between. Like the trees that produce them ...

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We've heard of the viral poinsettia trick to care for it post-cutting for a bouquet, but this method is a brilliant hack that ...

Everyone can contribute to a healthier environment by taking simple, every day actions. For example, you can make a difference by using energy wisely, conserving water, and keeping sustainability in ...

Like Christmas trees, Santa and reindeer, the poinsettia has long been a ubiquitous ... and he didn’t live to see the Civil War. Schakenbach Regele renders tough judgement on Poinsett’s ...

You can even get symptoms from standing under a manchineel tree during a rainstorm. Along with the poinsettia ... Most of those who live with the manchineel have learned to avoid it or use ...

Plant lovers will enjoy the aptly named Christmas cactus, with its flat green stems which erupt with red and pink flowers as ...

Durable: A good artificial Christmas tree can last a decade, whereas live trees last a single season. Cost-effective over the long term: Up front, artificial trees are much more expensive than ...

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Its destruction triggered outcry and sadness across the nation – but now, 12 months on from the felling of the Sycamore Gap tree, saplings of it are to be planted across the UK. Custodians of ...