Recent research is redefining gardening as a type of preventative care that works quietly, gradually, and without the opposition people frequently have toward regular health routines. Previously, gardening was thought…
It was rare for traditional plant knowledge to declare itself to be knowledge. It came softly, more like background music than a lecture, interwoven with gestures, seasons, and casual comments…
In areas that appear to be deliberately unwelcoming, saltmarsh cordgrass flourishes. Salt levels fluctuate dramatically, muddy flats suddenly flood, and the oxygen in the soil vanishes for hours at a…
It seemed like a sentimental exaggeration to imply that a future drug would be growing next to a shed or between fence lines. However, as researchers reevaluate how many solutions…
Though it seldom comes with promises of change, gardening gradually builds emotional patterns in the same way that rain gradually changes soil. What starts out as a straightforward act of…
A seed planted in soil that has been churned, tested, and adjusted to provide the tiny embryo what it most needs—water, oxygen, and just the right amount of warmth—is the…
When the first scientist looked at a piece of cork and came up with the name "cell," he had no idea that it would become the foundation of human biology.…
Something ancient lies beneath the soil's surface as yarrow peeks through a tangle of young leaves and mint emerges alongside chamomile in a peaceful nook of a suburban garden. People…
Like a low tide finding new shoals beneath placid seas, something changed beneath the surface of wellness culture when ashwagandha started to show up in smoothie bars and supplement bundles.…
After a fire, a fiddlehead fern's unfurling can represent not only regrowth on a devasted hillside but also a complex interaction between plants and the changing climate. Similar to this,…