Whether you spotted an eye-catching flower on your morning walk or have an unrecognizable weed growing in your garden, plant identifier apps are a great way to put a name to the face of a variety of ...

Hillary K. Grigonis is a tech writer, photographer, and licensed drone pilot. With over a decade of experience geeking out over the latest tech, she's an expert in cameras, drones, computing, and ...

Plant- and tree-identifying apps can help you avoid stepping in some poison ivy by telling you that it’s just a blackberry bramble. Apps like iNaturalist, LeafSnap, PictureThis® and PlantSnap are ...

New experiences often come with a need to absorb knowledge, so when I had my first child, I hung on to my doctor’s every word, kept parenting books by my side, and chatted with friends about ...

Computers are gaining on our botany skills. Scientists have developed software that combines machine learning and computer vision to guess which plant family a leaf belongs to. Although it's designed ...

Smartphone apps have truly come a long way in terms of convenience and versatility. From facilitating conversations and accessing cutting-edge AI tools like ChatGPT to keeping track of human health, ...

Pruning plants in the fall doesn’t just keep your garden looking neat. It also wards off disease and pests while giving perennials a head start on healthy growth for the spring. Some plants, like ...

Every garden has “mystery plants” at one time or another…or perhaps frequently. Some gardeners are not curious about anonymous plants, but others insist upon knowing what plants they have. As stated ...

Today’s photos include my shots of recent images of plants in my garden, plus images downloaded from Wikimedia Commons of new additions discussed in this column’s topic. Let’s proceed with that topic: ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... With the growing popularity of gardening, learning how to grow plants begins with learning the plants’ names. How often do you walk or drive by a yard and ...

Here’s a reason not to peel tomatoes: A new method of plant analysis has identified healthful antioxidants in tomato skins. In fact, the new method reveals that biologically active plant substances ...