Here in Chicago, warm temperatures may be nowhere in sight, but you can still get a taste of tropical weather at the Chicago Botanic Garden, and the Regenstein Center's exhibit on orchids and Indian ...

Valentine’s Day is a time for expressing love and appreciation for others, which is often done by giving cut flowers and, ...

County officials are rethinking how they manage your tax dollars. With discussions underway about adopting zero-based budgeting, now is the time for residents to speak up about what matters most.

IF you live by the sea, you’d think nothing of dragging back a bucket of bladder wrack from the beach to use as mulch on your ...

The ZZ plant ( zamioculcas zamiifolia) is easily recognisable from its wide, waxy leaves that reflect sunlight to brighten ...

We gardeners are already thinking of spring. If you are hungering for spring, you might consider going to a spring flower ...

The Moth orchid (Phalaenopsis) is the easiest orchid to care for. It doesn’t mind neglect, even underwatering and rewards with almost three months of flowers. Choose an orchid that also has many ...

Botanists have found a stand of rare trees in Tanzania’s Zanzibar archipelago not known to grow wild anywhere else in Africa.

Global turmoil and cultural conflict get personal in Chicago playwright Sadieh Rifai's play at A Red Orchid Theatre, which runs through March 16.

If you’ve overwatered, take the plant out of the pot and before touching the roots or the soil, scan the outer edge of the ...

In Incan mythology, Mama Koka was the god of the coca plant which originally grew from her torn apart body. Today, coca ...

You’ll find snowdrops in shady, damp woodlands as well as churchyards, parks, on road verges and maybe in your own garden ...