When I propagated Monterey pine (Pinus radiata) seedlings for research in the mid-1970s, there were a few left over. I kept a couple, and one made a fine indoor Christmas

The more than 400,000 Australians who keep backyard chickens will tell the truth: there’s nothing better than the fresh eggs you get from your hens. It’s not always just the freshness or

Hedgehog highways are called the gaps under fences that separate cities from rural areas. Hedgehogs will be able to roam freely through a network of green spaces created by a

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Untrained eyes might think the small community garden on the coast and Straits Salish Territory, on what is commonly known as the University of Victoria Campus, looks unruly. It’s hard to

It builds an orb web and hides in it with a specially designed-spot. The leaf-curling Spider, like other orb-weaving spiders, lives only for one year. It is most common in the

This project is important, even though it may appear insignificant. The 2023 Bugs Matter Campaign has nearly 700 participants and collected data from 6,358 journeys. This can be used to

Gardening has always been a place of beauty and sanctuary for humanity. The ancient Persian word “walled garden” is the source of “paradise.” Epicurus promised that his philosophic gardens would

We often think of Henry VIII and his table overflowing with meat dishes when we imagine food from the past. Salads, which we normally think of as a dish made

It’s easy to mock the national song by singing, “Our land is abounding in nature strips,” but you may not realize how true it is. In Melbourne, for instance, over