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The Easy Way to Propagate Hydrangeas in Your Garden

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The Easy Way to Propagate Hydrangeas in Your Garden

Lonely at the Top: Protecting Hyperion, the World's Tallest Tree

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Lonely at the Top: Protecting Hyperion, the World's Tallest Tree

Poison Ivy Could Be Getting Itchier—Here's Why

Poison ivy is about to get more annoying.

Poison Ivy Could Be Getting Itchier—Here's Why

The World's Most Expensive Houseplant Just Sold for $20,000 in New Zealand

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The World's Most Expensive Houseplant Just Sold for $20,000 in New Zealand

Why Does Grass Make Us Itch?

Grass: nature's torture device.

The 10 Most Photographed Gardens Around the World

Keukenhof in Lisse, Netherlands.

Target Has Teamed Up With Hilton Carter on a New Houseplant Collection

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Automate Your Green Thumb With an Indoor Planter That Does the Hard Work for You

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Why You Should Be Watering Your Plants With Leftover Cooking Liquid

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5 Fruits and Vegetables You Can Regrow from Scraps

Growing fresh produce from scraps is easier than you may realize.

10 Amazing Facts About Cherry Blossoms

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Why Lining Your Flower Pots With Coffee Filters Makes Houseplants Harder to Kill

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Sprout of Office: Scientists Taught Spinach Plants to Send Emails About Hazardous Materials in the Soil

They'll leaf you a message.

11 Outdated Nicknames for Marijuana That We Should Bring Back

Some future giggle smoke growing in California.

Jeff Koons's Puppy Sculpture, at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Is Donning a Face Mask

Puppy by artist Jeff Koons is now sporting a face mask.

11 Lively Gifts for Plant Parents

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