The horticulture industry is certainly about the plants. Perhaps more important, however, it’s also about the people striving ...

We have long since become accustomed to enjoying tomatoes, cucumbers, berries and melons year-round. In Europe, most of these imports come from Spain, where millions of tons of fruit and vegetables ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The world is awash with greenhouses growing fresh vegetables year-round for ...

University of Westminster Master of Architecture (MArch) (RIBA Pt II) student Eliza Hague has proposed an eco-friendly alternative to the plastic-covered greenhouses commonly found in India. In place ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Cassidy was an updates editor whose main responsibility is to write and edit ...

Remember the mid-1970s television commercial for Chiffon Margarine? The tagline was, “It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature!” Well, gardeners have found at least one way to outsmart her – by extending a ...

Although they may look inert and lifeless, seeds are living entities. Every seed is a tiny plant-making factory. They contain embryonic tissue that begins to grow when the right conditions are met.

New technology improves greenhouse climates by reducing solar heat radiation and temperatures during the hot summer season. The study was the first investigation into the effects of application of the ...