For 50-plus years, Weidner's Gardens in Encinitas has specialized in 'growing color,' from begonias to poinsettias.

There are over 350 species of hummingbirds, but only a little over a dozen visit or stay the U.S. Learning the different ...

On Sept. 23, Emily Rees was planting thousands of seedlings of New Mexico vervain, a purple wildflower beloved by pollinators, on the plateau above the Rio Grande Gorge near Taos when she received a ...

People who live along the border watched their aquifers recede as the border wall grew. Now they fear it will happen again.

House finches are small songbirds. Males have rosy red heads and chests, while females are brownish. These birds are native ...

Our dependence on the environment is so ingrained in human culture that we acknowledge connections with nature in a diversity ...

The natural red flowers and green foliage fit our Christmas colors and have made the poinsettia the most popular. Poinsettias are available in an increasing variety of colors selected by greenhouse ...

Rob Moffitt, founder of a Los Angeles-based botanical studio, exposes roots and uses uniquely shaped pots. You can, too.

Sherman joined MPR News host Nina Moini to talk about his new book and its launch at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis on ...

With coffee production yields in many key Latin American origins falling, how is Mexico bucking the trend with steady growth ...

Ad feature presented by Bat Convervation International. The Mexican long-nosed bat must fly more than 750 miles (1,200km) in ...

Once the symbol of the president’s immigration policies, the wall has been eclipsed by his deportation efforts, but with $46.5 billion from Congress, construction is ramping up on the Rio Grande.