It’s as if the sun, which is suddenly more visible in the sky, has an ally in the color of so many spring blooms.

Leguminous tree seeds may also contain chemicals that prevent germination until – when seeds ... Western five-fingered maidenhair fern (Adiantum aleuticum) is a cousin of classic maidenhair ...

Get to work this weekend with key jobs of the season including spring cleaning your borders, feeding soil and planting your ...

A: The pots have to go into the ground or brought inside a garage or something like that. Tea roses are tender and have a ...

Abscisic acid (ABA), a key environmental response hormone, strongly inhibits seed germination and serves as a central ...

Why do some plants thrive in specific regions but not in others? A study led by researchers at the University of Göttingen ...

The spores released by the sporophyte – the asexually reproducing form that we commonly recognize as a fern – germinate into either a tiny, heart-shaped, hermaphroditic gametophyte (“hermaphroditic” ...

If the child loses, the adults get to choose a forfeit. It's the game that could end in tears! If you want to take part - email allison.ferns@bbc.co.uk ...