It might sound like something your nan would say while chatting to her basil, but the idea of talking to your herbs, and plants in general, has actually caught the attention of scientists. It turns ...

Earlier this year, The Washington Post reported on a 2022 survey by trees.com. Responding to one of the survey’s questions, 50% of 1,250 respondents reported they talked to their plants and trees.

Plants don’t interrupt when you’re speaking. They don’t argue or ask difficult questions. And regardless of whether they’re actually listening, research has shown them to be a calming presence. It’s ...

When I was a kid, my best friend’s mother had a habit of singing arias to her houseplants. I did not know this at the time, but she was likely under the influence of The Secret Life of Plants, a 1973 ...

Scientists in Japan observed plants sending tiny, mist-like messages to each other through the air. This is the first time we've seen visual evidence of plants talking to each other. The researchers ...

Have you heard of people telling gardeners to talk to their plants? What about telling gardeners to beat them occasionally? Cut off their toes (roots)? I’ve heard amateurs and professionals alike say ...