Plants

Michael Pollan coffee

Author Michael Pollan gave up coffee for 3 months to explore caffeine addiction

Ultra-rare corpse flower blooms at Temple University for first time in nearly a decade

Corpse Flower Temple University

Worsening spring allergies linked to climate change, experts say

allergies climate change

Chestnut Hill welcomes spring with outdoor Home and Garden Festival

Chestnut Hill garden festival

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What to expect at the 2021 Philadelphia Flower Show at FDR Park

Philadelphia Flower Show rendering

Longwood Gardens' rare 'corpse flower' will bloom on livestream

Corpse Flower Longwood

Morris Arboretum reopening for nature walks, picnics

Morris Arboretum

Gardening can make people just as happy as a fancy dinner, study finds

Gardening happiness study

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Orchid Extravaganza at Longwood Gardens offers colorful escape from winter

orchid flowers at Longwood Gardens

Lost for a century, endangered Jersey Shore plant species makes impressive comeback

Seabeach Amaranth

Potted plants are irrelevant to indoor air quality, Drexel researchers say

Drexel potted plants air

Infectious plant pathogen detected in Pennsylvania rhododendrons

Rhododendron

After Phillies' comeback win over Mets, fans are buying up the entire city's supply of bamboo

Phillies bamboo win streak

Botanical 19th century medicines may be the answer for treating drug-resistant bacteria

civil war plant treatment

Save money on air purifiers: scientists have engineered the perfect air-cleaning plant

air purifying plant

This shower hack is an all-natural cure for your stuffy nose

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Invasive plant found in Pennsylvania could cause blistering, blindness

Giant Hogweed

How do air plants survive?

air plant

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Shop vendors, explore secret gardens in Chestnut Hill during Home & Garden Fest

Chestnut Hill

These PHS Pop-Up Gardens are coming back sooner than you think

PHS Pop Up Beer Garden

Morris Arboretum to host Korean Harvest Festival

Korean Festival at Morris Arboretum

New hope for people with asthma – from the garden center

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Barnes Foundation to host plant sale at arboretum

Family-Friendly

Get a green thumb in time for spring with free gardening program

Garden Maze

Philadelphia Parks & Recreation announces tree giveaway in effort to green, beautify city

Join a DIY succulent workshop at South Street Beer Garden

DIY workshop at South Street Beer Garden

'Nightscape' to open for second season at Longwood Gardens

Carroll - Longwood Gardens Nightscape

Mutter Museum to host botanical drawing and cocktail workshop

Inside the Mutter Museum

Shop at the annual Rittenhouse Square Flower Market

Garden

Rutgers releases seeds for classic Jersey tomato -- again

Tomato

Go on a Witch Hazel scavenger hunt at Morris Arboretum

Witchhazel

2015 Philadelphia Holiday Gift Guide: Part One

holiday guide part one

Home Improvement

These houseplants will help purify the air in your home

Regrow vegetables and herbs from kitchen scraps

Garlic

From garden to glass: Growing a Bloody Mary bar

Urban Garden

Penn study: Herbal roseroot may help fight depression

Herbal Roseroot

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