You're better off not planting it near your house. When it comes to arborvitae, stay away from placing privacy screening plants like 'Green Giant'. Before you know it, this tree will grow taller than ...

Rafting — the term scientists use for hitching a ride across oceans on uprooted trees or tangles of plants — has long been recognized as a way for small creatures on land to reach islands ...

But it’s not as complicated as it seems. Curiosity and the habits you form early on, plus the plants you choose to start with, can have a lasting impact on establishing a green thumb and ...