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Hailing from Central and South America, Monstera obliqua is a rare evergreen trailing shrub that thrives in high-humidity ...

Another succulent, Burro’s tail (Sedum morganianum), gets its common name from its eye-catching long stems, which are ...

Now that the holidays are over, the decorations are put away and scenes of dreary, wintry weather dance in our heads, one ...

Growing demand for eco-conscious turf care and soil management highlights a shift toward sustainable materials and ...

Soil should be alive and it is a fact that chemical fertilizers kill the microbial activity in soil. Do we really need ...

Leafy greens are generally easy to grow, but like all plants, they have nutritional needs to be able to thrive. This natural ...

MacCubbin gives gardening advice for Central Florida about citrus, mulch and compost, lawn care, gardenias, creeping fig and ...

Getting the most out of your fertilizer dollar in these tough economic times with commodity prices as low as they are will be ...

I’ve been growing herbs in the garden long enough to know they don’t require much. Just water, sunlight and my best ...

Getting the most out of your fertilizer dollar in these tough economic times with commodity prices as low as they are, will ...

Even healthy foods can contain trace amounts of elements such as lead, mercury, cadmium, and arsenic. These "heavy metals" ...