Plants

Evelyn Funda continues the ongoing series on spices with Phebe Jensen, USU Professor Emeritus in English and notable Shakespearean scholar. They explore Shakespeare as a botanist and references in his works of the natural world.

One of the lesser-known natural, and underappreciated, areas in our state is found 32 miles south of Vernal in eastern Utah: the Ouray National Wildlife Refuge.

Laura Gelfand continues this season's spicy theme with a look at the most expensive of all the spices.

When it's time for the tree to come down and holiday decorations get packed away, our homes can feel empty and dreary. Indoor plants can help make your home more lively.

Savannahs are characterized by their shifting dominance of grass and trees. Though fire is believed to give grass a boost over slower growing plants, it turns out we know little about their roots.

An expert shares how to protect your roses from subzero temperatures and snow damage.

Certain plants were considered sacred by many native tribes. Chokecherry made the list. This versatile plant was highly prized for food, medicine, implements, and building material.

The Bear River Land Conservancy is hosting a Volunteer Day to remove Dyer's Woad at Bear River Bottoms preserve in Cache Valley.

Tammy Proctor is joined by Sarah Neville, author of "Early Modern Herbals and the Book Trade." She explains what an herbal is and remedies for various conditions.

Plants use toxic chemicals to protect themselves from insects, herbivores, and pathogens. But they also need to attract animals to carry their seeds. Here's how researchers are exploring those needs.