As the quintessential superfood, the avocado is a popular fruit. Its health benefits were already appreciated by the Aztecs. However, it's less known that the avocado plant can also serve as a ...

An odd quirk of the avocado, Persea americana to botanists, is the clockwork performed by its blossoms. They undergo a complicated sequence of opening, closing and reopening that keeps each flower’s ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A recent tree removal in my garden freed considerable space for new plants. This column traces the process of deciding how to use that space. Today’s photo ...