Last year, in an issue of our monthly newsletter for Yakima Master Gardeners, Jenny Mansfield recounted a stroll through her winter garden on the way to refilling the bird feeders. She noted that Lamb ...

Botanical names of the vegetation that home gardening involves may seem complicated. Some are difficult to pronounce or spell. A few seem to be as lengthy as sentences. Horticulturist Tony Tomeo can ...

AUTHORS OF PLANT NAMES : A LIST OF AUTHORS OF SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF PLANTS WITH RECOMMENDED STANDARD FORMS OF THEIR NAMES INCLUDING ABBREVIATIONS EDITED BY RK BRUMMITT AND CE POWELL PRINCIPAL COMPILERS: ...

Since the mid-1700s, researchers have classified life with scientific names. But some of them have problematic histories and connotations. The botanical community is trying to tackle this issue. Since ...