It’s the star of early summer desserts, the tangy companion to strawberries and the secret ingredient behind so many homemade jams and crumbles. But few people realise that rhubarb, the humble plant ...

Keeping houseplants is a wholesome hobby that many adore. Having indoor plants can help improve our mental health by reducing our stress levels, improving our mood and even increasing our productivity ...

WITH regard to Mr. Carus-Wilson's fear (NATURE, July 27) that the heating of the earth will multiply pests, one may point out that earth-warming is already greatly used. Large areas of land are ...

Rhubarb is an important plant to Minnesota bakers. Not only can it be found in almost every garden, but for those of us living here in the North, it also holds great symbolism: the end of winter, ...

With its bright red color and natural tartness, rhubarb isn't always a vegetable we reach for first. But, especially when paired with sweeter fruits, this stalk can be a delicious way to get a boost ...

Companion planting vegetables with certain other plants can deter garden pests and make veggies more productive without fertilizers or pesticides. You can apply this same concept when growing fruit ...

Save your strawberries. Mark Bittman’s classic recipe lets rhubarb shine all on its own. By Mia Leimkuhler Have you ever loved something so much that you give yourself false memories of it, implanting ...

The earliest cities may have had plenty of parasitic, six-legged tenants. Common bedbugs (Cimex lectularius) experienced a dramatic jump in population size around the time humans congregated in the ...

While apples and broccoli have become basic—constantly on the grocery store shelves year-round—rhubarb is a vegetable unicorn. It only appears for a very short and magical window. I'll spot it in the ...