plants

You don't need a green thumb to take care of any of these beginner-friendly indoor plants

Spoiler alert: it involves chickens and goats

Everything you need to get started

InsideHook connected with the pros to give you the best advice on how to grow your own produce this year

No eating bugs for these plants; they have elevated taste

The weed killer ingredient has been linked to a higher risk of cancer

Hint: it's something disposed of several times a day

Where history and science converge

Check out two novels, a biography and a dozen plants

A number of species are at risk

All the super-photogenic poppies, lupines and manzanita your social networks can handle

First lesson: It's not too late. Second lesson: Let's get a little less ambitious.

Versatile and easy to use, this colorful flowering plant enhances any classic cocktail

It's an evergreen found in Cameroon

The phallic Amorphophallus decus-silvae has bloomed in Europe for the first time in 25 years

First lesson: It's not too late. Second lesson: Let's get a little less ambitious.

Versatile and easy to use, this colorful flowering plant enhances any classic cocktail

It's an evergreen found in Cameroon

The phallic Amorphophallus decus-silvae has bloomed in Europe for the first time in 25 years

That fact did not help "New York Times" restaurant critic Pete Wells' recent review of the restaurant

The Baltimore native chats about his new book and the city that inspired it

Green thumb not required

Growing your own food is good for the body, good for the soul and rarely this affordable

It's good for the body, it's good for the soul, and it's rarely this affordable

Officials warn recipients of the unsolicited seeds not to plant them

How to order ferns, orchids, succulents, even citrus trees right to your door

Improve your air quality and cover up that spot on the floor

It's up to 50% off flower and tree planters at The Sill

Where archaeology and botany meet

National Park candles, Keith Shore prints and "floor baskets" included

Lots of anecdotal evidence, less scientific research