There is nothing like a lovely stroll through a flower garden, the sweet, fragrant scents of the blooms surrounding you, as if you're in the world's best spa. Nature's aromatherapy! Well... not always ...

In late winter, in the swampy lowlands of the northeastern United States, you might catch a whiff of rotting flesh. The unlikely source is flowers — maroon pointy things, the size of fists, that ...

In this column, we have had several members of the philodendron family…the “Araceae”…as subjects of wonder. The philodendron family is a large one, with several thousand species. You might remember ...

Goetze: A low-growing plant found in the prairies of our Rolling Plains is easily overlooked until you approach it from ...

ENCINITASENCINITAS — By 12:30 p.m. Monday, the long, snaking line of visitors outside the San Diego Botanic Garden had grown to nearly 200 people, at least one of whom admitted to driving from Texas ...