Pleasant to nose and soothing to the mind, some scents evoke calmness and peace. Others remind us of the holidays – the smell of pumpkin pie in the fall, sticky […]
Bridging the Gap: Pets are the New Kids and Plants are the New Pets
In 2016, reports came out showing that many millennials are choosing to have pets instead of kids. Being a pet parent was all the rage. But a research report came […]
Plant domestication
The food plants we eat every day haven’t always looked the way they do now. Through the process of domestication, humans have selected plant populations for traits that we find […]
Gardening with Science!
Gardening has risen in popularity this past year during the pandemic, and both “green” and seasoned gardeners are tackling age-old questions like how to keep out unwanted pests and weeds […]
East Side’s “Grow” Flourishes Into The Community
On the 800 block of East Johnson Street in Madison plants and flowers are almost literally spilling out of a storefront. Grow Greenhouse, recently opened by former ER nurse Melissa […]
Invasive Plant Species
On Wildlife Weekly, host Jackie Sandberg explains invasive plant species. Invasive means that they aren’t local plants, typically they come when people or animals travel. There are about four thousand […]