Treat it with a tonic spray. It all began when I left my house early one morning on the way to the pool. I was aware of an earlier visit by the garbage workers, heralded by their noisy trucks as they ...

The ability of Chrysanthemums to eliminate air pollutants such as ammonia benzene and xylene distinguishes them as exceptional air-cleaning plants. The bright-coloured flowers require indirect ...

Next is the Buddleja davidii, a large, fast-growing shrub known for its fragrant purple flowers, making it a garden favourite. Pruning between February and March is perfect for this plant as it ...

Passion flower, known as the 'dream plant,' offers numerous benefits, including reducing anxiety, improving sleep quality, and supporting heart health. It's also known to ease menopausal symptoms ...

Pruning Buddleja davidii ... late as May can delay flowering until August, providing nectar when there's little else available. First, trim back the top growth to around half its height, using ...

Shrub of the week The butterfly bush or Buddleja is a great garden plant, because of its fine large flowers in striking colours and also because of its ability to attract butterflies. The flowers ...

I’m Louis and I’m ten years old. I love the Byron Farmers Market and have been going all my... Residents and community associations in the Pottsville and Cabarita area are calling for an end to sewage ...

A rare blooming of a corpse flower, affectionately nicknamed Putricia, has drawn thousands of visitors to Sydney’s Royal Botanic Garden. The plant, known scientifically as amorphophallus titanum ...

The rare plant smells of rotting flesh to attract pollinators like beetles and flies that are typically drawn to dead animals. It only flowers every three to five years after its first time ...

Almost 20,000 people have visited Sydney's Botanic Gardens to catch a whiff of an endangered plant known as the "corpse flower" as it bloomed. Dubbed Putricia, the titan arum plant emits a putrid ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Tall, pointed and smelly, the corpse flower is scientifically known as amorphophallus titanum — or bunga ...

From resilient lilies to wildlife-friendly liatris, gardeners are being advised on the best bulbs to plant now for a colourful and thriving garden later. Fiona Jenkins, a gardening expert from ...