Magnolias are beginning to bud and some to bloom in gardens open to the public in Glen Ellen, Sebastopol and Occidental.

Lounge on the beach, explore medieval cities, and indulge in fantastic cuisine along this underrated region of southern Italy ...

Don't miss "Mimosa Season" in Southern France, where relaxing along the Riviera comes second to all the celebrations and ...

January in Russia conjures up images of Muscovites crunching through the snow in bulky coats -- not bunches of delicate snowdrops blooming in grassy areas around still-standing Christmas trees ...

"When the bamboo flowers, famine, death and destruction will soon follow." This is a traditional saying from the Mizo people who occupy the hill state of Mizoram in north-east India. Given that their ...

The iOS App Store launched in 2008 with 500 apps. Today, there are over four million apps available across iOS and Android platforms, extending to a wide range of sub-genres and niches. These apps ...

Thankfully, there are natural alternatives—certain flowers not only enhance your garden’s beauty but also act as natural insect repellents. Research shows that some flowers produce compounds that bugs ...

Russian forces are heading towards Ukraine’s Dnipro region, bypassing an anticipated heavy urban battle in the eastern Donetsk area. Ukraine has been preparing for urban warfare in Pokrovsk ...

Italy, Spain, and Latin America has produced a list of over 1000 herb, flower, shrub, and tree names that are symbolic of Mary. It is interesting that many of these symbolic names were first found ...

From a botanical view, it was considered 'the calendar flower'. A native of the Mediterranean region, the plant reached Britain early in the Christian era. Angles and Saxons gave it guttural names, ...