Playing in the dirt isn’t just a summer-time activity for kids. It can be a great tool for youth to learn about the soil that ...

When sunlight hits clouds or other atmospheric particles, it scatters and becomes diffuse light. Unlike direct sunlight, ...

While humans can escape the heat by seeking shade or shedding layers, plants remain rooted in place. So how do they survive ...

Forming a naturally cohesive design, matrix planting has several benefits. To start with, matrix planting focuses on growing ...

Scientists at the University of Helsinki discovered how plants heal their protective outer layer, the periderm. The diffusion of ethylene and oxygen through a wound triggers repair – a finding with ...

The periderm layers of plants form an outer protective barrier. If the periderm is broken, movement of the gases ethylene and oxygen triggers a healing process.

Three different educational organizations in Sarasota came together to help plant the garden.