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Sustainable gardening might seem intimidating at first, but it doesn't have to be. All you need are a few toilet paper rolls.

If you grew up in the '80s or '90s, you may remember cookie-sized, woody lotus flower seed pods intermingled with potpourri in grandparents' homes. But beyond the dish of dried flowers, the pods were ...

HARVEST HERBS: Remember to harvest herbs such as mints, basil, rosemary, lemon balm and Mexican tarragon regularly to keep ...

Columbines are stunning flowering plants that come in a variety of bold, vibrant colors. Individual blooms last approximately four weeks on the plant, after which the flower begins to fade and turn ...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Philadelphia seized nearly 300 pounds of dried opium poppy pods.

Foxtails can hook onto your pet’s skin and may cause redness, swelling and infection.

Seed companies grow plants and then collect and dry the seeds to sell. Some seeds can last for a couple of years, while others can last longer. They don't exactly expire but the germination rates can ...

Look for these signs: pods or seed heads are dry and brown, seeds easily come free from the plant and flower petals have faded or fallen off. Here’s a quick guide to collecting seeds from some popular ...

Master Gardener Helen Willoughy-Peck walks the viewer through the process of “smoking” the seeds (which she shakes from an adorable dried seed pod). It looks like something I could do without burning ...