Dividing plants is essential to maintaining the health of many species. When grown under ideal conditions, perennial plants and houseplants can quickly become too large for their borders or containers. Dividing plants is essential for keeping them in bloom and looking their absolute best. Plant division involves digging up plants and dividing them into two […]
The 8th continent is an award-winning design that restores ocean health and recycles plastic along the way. This ambitious concept by lenka petráková proposes to solve one of the world’s biggest pollution problems: ocean garbage. Called the ‘8th continent’, the design collects plastic debris from the water’s surface and breaks it down into recyclable material. The huge floating station […]
Milan-based architecture firm Stefano Boeri Architetti has unveiled innovative designs for a nature-infused smart city in Cancun, Mexico that will serve as a model for resilient and sustainable urban planning. Created for Honduras-based textile conglomerate and property developer Grupo Karim, ‘Smart Forest City – Cancun’ is a proposed alternative to plans for a shopping district in the […]
Venus flytrap plant is fun to grow and fascinating to watch and learn about. This is a moisture loving plant that grows near marshes and bogs. The plants have been overharvested in their native habitat and are becoming rare. Native to only a few areas in North and South Carolina, Venus flytraps grow in nitrogen […]
These days, tilling dirt is a matter of personal choice. There are some people in the world of gardening who believe that you should be tilling your soil at least once, maybe twice a year. There are others who believe that tilling your soil at all can be harmful to your soil in the long […]
Among the many benefits of companion planting, the most important one is that they attract beneficial insects to your garden. Also, if you have unwanted insects, you can use companions to help trap pests, repel them, or hide the affected plant. Many plants grow well together because they don’t fight each other for resources like […]
A green-thumbed Brit has grown the ultimate collection of house plants, including a species worth $15,500 a leaf, inspired by grandmother’s love. 30-year-old Tony Le-Britton turned his lounge into a jungle and transformed his spare room into an incredible greenhouse to nurture his passion. He has collected some of the world’s rarest plants—including one previously […]
The loss of bees will be disastrous for mankind as they are irreplaceable. The relation between bees and flowering plants is one of the most extensive, harmonious, and interdependent cooperation on the planet. A relationship spawned over a period of nearly 100 million years has led to the procreation of a rich diversity of species […]
More than 2,000 years ago, the Maya built a complex water filtration system out of materials collected miles away. Now, reports Michelle Starr for Science Alert, researchers conducting excavations at the ancient city of Tikal in northern Guatemala have discovered traces of this millennia-old engineering marvel. As detailed in the journal Scientific Reports, the study’s authors found that the […]
When most people think of a tropical getaway, they imagine it on a beach in the Bahamas or a bungalow in the Caribbean. You would never imagine such a lush tropical place to exist in a greenhouse in New York unless you are the students of Homestead School, that is. Homestead School is “a private Montessori […]
