This episode explores how colonial history has affected what we plant and who gets to garden. We also discuss practical gardening tips with an eye to Indigenous knowledge.
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The origin date for flowers is a source of debate among scientists – but a new approach may help bring clarity to the question.
A new study shows how front yards can serve as windows into the inner lives of their residents – and their feelings about their home, neighborhood and city.
Check that something is blooming every week, March through October, to help bees.
Phosphorus and nitrogen contribute to water pollution and cause harmful algal blooms. New research shows how mats of floating flower beds can take advantage of these nutrients while cleaning the water.
Coming to grips with the economics of roses can be a thorny issue.
A scholar of Hinduism explains the importance of the consecration ritual, which is believed to bring the presence of the divine into the temple.
Flowers tend to stand out against a natural background. A new study shows this contrast evolved in a key relationship with their most famous pollinators – bees.
The fossil record tells conflicting stories about what happened to flowering plants after the asteroid.
Humans have figured out how to season their food with virtually every part of plants.
The arrangement of leaves on most plants follows a mathematical pattern – new research sheds light on how it evolved.
New research suggests insects have pollinated flowers since the pollen-bearing blooms first evolved more than 140 million years ago.
Why we need to pay more attention to these minute flowers and how they survive in some of the harshest places in the world.
As we approach the start of gardening season, it’s a good time to ask some questions about what to plant and who gets to plant.
Scientists are learning amazing things about bees’ sensory perception and mental capabilities.
Plath’s sublime nature poetry deserves widespread appreciation for its unfettered joy and deep attunement to the natural world.
In the past, roses on Saint Valentine’s Day were something unexpected, and very expensive.
Hockney’s 20 Flowers and Some Bigger Pictures depict joy in the humdrum of domesticity.
Lillipillies are one of Australia’s great gifts to the natural world. But the story of these homegrown heroes may be taking a grim turn.
Pollen brings seasonal misery to millions of Americans, but it serves a critical purpose: fertilizing many kinds of plants, including food crops.
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Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Monash University
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Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University
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Founder of Msit No’kmaq
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Extension Agent, University of Florida
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PhD Candidate, Social Justice Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
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Laboratory and Technical Support Officer, Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University
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Professor of Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture, Mississippi State University
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Distinguished Professor of Design History, UTS, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Profesor in Community Ecology, University of New England
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Lecturer in Ornithology, Charles Sturt University
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Lecturer, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University
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Reader in Consumer Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University
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Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct Assoc. Professor, The University of Western Australia
