Many of the flowers in my garden are flowering or about to flower. But did you know that many of our native (and non-native) grasses are also beginning to flower? This isn’t so great for those of us ...

"From a distance the white flowers are attractive but not not extraordinary; when observed closely, though, the delicate tracery of the green veins on the waxy white petals is astonishing." —Alan S.

Growing low to the ground, the flowers of the wild strawberry are easy to identify if you just happen to remember to look for them. Credit: PHOTO BY BILL DANIELSON Every week I try to end my column ...

Stomata are little pores that interrupt the waxy and impermeable epidermal surface of the plant to allow gas exchange with the atmosphere. In eudicot plants, the pores are bordered by two bean-shaped ...

The plant world is full of wonders that often seem too strange to be real. Some species have evolved unique shapes, colours, and behaviours that challenge our expectations of what a plant should look ...