A plant can look perfectly fine one week and suddenly act like it has given up on life the next. Leaves droop, growth slows, and watering stops working the way it should. That shift doesn’t happen by ...

Plants obtain the water they need from the ground through their root systems. From there it travels to leaves, flowers, and fruits through a system of tubes. These tubes are called xylem. From the ...

As a botanist and extension agent, I think quite a bit about how plants grow. Understanding the method to their madness helps to explain and diagnose the various concerns of citizens that come our way ...