Alpine plants, fragile and adapted to live in a limited ecosystem, may be the canary in the coal mine of climate change. Alpine plants face a number of threats: Recreation (trampling and disturbance ...

Alpine plants are ideal for small gardens and containers. An expert from Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden shares how to trick them into thriving at your home.

Camouflage is a common defensive strategy among animals. By modifying their coloration and patterning, animals evade predators or ambush prey. Notably, more than 40% of alpine plant species in the ...

Looking for the best plants for xeriscaping your garden? You’re in the right place. We put together a list of beautiful ...

Pikes Peak first-timers from Alpine race a modified 2018 A110 GT4 Evo at the 2023 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, blast through the 10-minute barrier.

One of the smallest, and potentially most worrisome, animals being affected are insect pollinators, like bees, flies, butterflies, and moths. These arthropods are crucial for our food system: They ...

The list of rare things under his watch includes the exquisite Snowdon rainbow beetle, found only above 400m (1,300 feet) on Yr Wyddfa, or Snowdon, an Arctic clam the size of a sesame seed, as well as ...

New highs for rare and extraordinary alpine flowers on whatsapp (opens in a new window) Save. ... Labels even explained that some of those on show had been raised from seed sown in 2019.

Not all plants can be stored in a seed bank. Cryopreservation offers an alternative, ... Alpine plant responses to climatic stress over two decades of seed bank storage.

As for the high alpine environment where snowmelt continued into June, the peak should come in a couple of weeks. “At higher elevations, we had a really strong snowpack, so the alpine plants are ...

Jane relishes some beautiful, rare flowering bulbs and alpines growing in a passionate plant collector’s garden. Alpine and Mediterranean plants, rare and unusual bulbs, vegetable patch Gilles ...

A gardening expert has revealed a key task to help strawberry plants thrive this month. The sweet fruit often needs a helping hand in June, according to Hayden Salt of Jacksons Nurseries.