A new species of strawberry, F. cascadensis, was found in the upper Cascades; this plant was picked near Waldo Lake. (Kim Hummer/USDA) [Corrected: first found in 1981] In 1981, Ronald Reagan started ...

Lots of strawberry seedlings freshly planted in a long raised garden bed in a backyard. - KELENY/Shutterstock Few berry-producing bushes are more perfect for any yard than plump, red strawberries.

That’s Dan Jaffe Wilder’s response to the resource-hogging and pollution of the traditional lawn. Wilder started his horticultural career while he was completing a degree in botany at the University ...

Consistent with their historical focus on the functional utility of plants, botanical gardens have an important opportunity to help ensure global food and ecosystem security by expanding their living ...

Jamie Burghardt believes that botanical gardens are best viewed, evaluated and documented as living art museums. That belief comes with his turf as director of horticulture and education at the ...