I was just down in New York this past weekend. They are ahead of New England in terms of spring. Lots of trees and shrubs were blooming. There was green grass and dandelion-spotted lawns. In contrast, ...

A lush carpet of vivid green moss can evoke a fairytale landscape. Plus, it offers practical solutions to everyday gardening challenges because it is often lower-maintenance and more eco-friendly than ...

On a recent walk near Echo Cove, I noticed a lovely patch of a club moss sporting dozens of erect spore-bearing “cones.” We have several types of club moss here, but the only one I recognize (so far) ...

On the clay slopes of ravines, clinging to the rocks in shallow streams, and deep in the cypress domes lie our native mosses. Minute green remnants from the first organisms to ever colonize land, the ...

A study published in Science Advances shows that, in moss and the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, commonly known as thale ...

Ferns, Mosses and Forest Plants -Back by popular demand, Saturday, August 18, 9:00 am – 10:30 am Join Helen Hamilton to look for summer forest plants, ferns and mosses, on a short trail in Freedom ...

When it comes to plants, there are some that really command attention, like majestic redwoods or elegant roses. And then…. there's moss, which doesn't usually get a lot of love, or even get noticed at ...

Experiments on moss grown aboard two Space Shuttle missions showed the plants didn’t behave as scientists expected them to in the near-absence of gravity. The common roof moss (Ceratodon purpureus) ...

Gardening techniques have developed around the world to blend utility and beauty. This method will transform a herb garden ...