The title characters are best friends who don't care a whit that one of them is a boy and the other is a squirrel. The two meet when they are quite little, and their respective parents are aghast ...

Q. How can I tell if my clivia house plant will bloom this year? — Chris, Accord A. A clivia plant is generally considered to be mature, and old enough to bloom, when it has produced 12 to 14 leaves.

After the extra hot weather throughout July and August, we are searching for a sign of relief from the heat. Even a few degrees less will tell us that the searing summer is close to its end. One of ...

In a recent column, several spring ephemerals were mentioned. Squill is also in that category. I've never grown it but recently have been reading lots of pros and cons about this pretty little flower.

When invasive plants are discussed, it's easy to imagine such vegetation to be outwardly offensive and hideous, but a recent warning from As.com serves as a reminder that some aggressive, disruptive ...

A previous study has shown that a type of squill growing in Madeira produces a chemical compound that may be useful as a medicinal drug. But a new study has shown that this is probably not true: ...