One iPhone trick you might not be aware of is using the camera to identify plants and flowers: It’s called Visual Look Up. It also works for other objects in your photos and screenshots.

A cold-hardy banana tree with maroon striped leaves, a snowbell tree that reblooms, and several more ever-higher-performing hydrangeas are among the most interesting new trees and shrubs hitting ...

Scientists studying pine trees and juniper shrubs in northern Scandinavia are revealing the weather of the past by looking at ...

Plus, if plants are under additional stress (e.g., water, insect or disease) or if more than one nutrient is deficient, visual symptoms may be misleading. The first step to visual identification of a ...

The guide covers 38 species of flowering plants, ferns and mosses, includes well-known plants such as snapdragon, red valerian, common ivy and herb-Robert. To aid identification, the guide is ...

Planting a diversity of shrubs, climbers and small trees, he adds, can help boost biodiversity. October to April is prime planting time, so have your spade at the ready. Urban gardens and balconies ...

I dentifying invasive plants is not always easy. But winter brings helpful clues to the branches of some habitat-altering vines and shrubs: berries. At least, that’s what most of us call them ...