Labor Day: Did You Know?
Labor Day is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the first Monday in September to…
The Silphium Plant: Did You Know?
The “miracle” plant Silphium consumed by Ancient Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians, which was thought…
The Riddle of The “Crestline Mulberry” Rose Solved
How various roses have survived to puzzle us with their quiet beauty is a question that often hides…
The Thousand Year Rose: Did You Know?
The Thousand-year Rose is also known as the Rose of Hildesheim. It grows on a wall of a Catholic…
The Meaning of Bonsai: Did You Know?
Bonsai is the art of cultivating miniature trees, creating beautifully intricate and artistic…
The Largest Aquatic Plant: Did You Know?
The largest aquatic plant is Victoria amazonica with massive floating leaves measuring up to 9.8…
Megaherbs: Did You Know?
Megaherbs belong to a group of herbaceous perennial wildflowers growing in the New Zealand…
The Terrarium Pioneer: Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward
Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward was born in London in 1791 Although he lived in a city that promoted growth,…
The Great Elm Liberty Tree: Did You Know?
The Liberty Tree was a great elm that was planted in 1646 and stood about one block east of the…
Unveiling the Mango’s Magnificent History
Before slurping down the juicy, sweet goodness of slices of mango, the following are tidbits of its…
History of The Rosa Mundi: Did You Know?
The namesake of the official journal of the Heritage Rose Foundation, Rosa Mundi is a lovely pink…
Kiwi Fruit: Did You Know?
Kiwi fruit, Actinidia chinensis, originated in China and were renamed Chinese gooseberry when they…
Veterans’ Honor Hybrid Tea Roses: Did You Know?
Kenneth Kizer, the undersecretary for health for the Department of Veteran Affairs, wanted a…
Where Have All The Miniature Roses Gone?
Ralph Moore from Visalia, CA began an intense breeding program and in the early 1950s registered…
What Is Carnations Special Relationship with Mother’s Day?
Carnations have come to represent Mother's Day since Anna Jarvis delivered 500 at the first…
What Is May Day?
For centuries, many countries have celebrated May Day as a way of saying adieu to the long, frigid…