If you're looking to brighten up your home now spring has sprung, a houseplant is a great way to add life to any room. Flowering plants will herald the arrival of the new season and add colour. But if ...

No sooner do we turn the calendar page to March than we begin to see hints that St. Patrick’s Day is approaching. Corned beef is featured at grocery stores and sandwich shops, green beer gets a ...

Each day as the sun rises, so too do the leaves of Oxalis triangularis, also known as the love plant or purple shamrock. And as the light fades, the triangular leaves fold down neatly to rest until ...

Starre Vartan is an environmental and science journalist. She holds an MFA degree from Columbia University and Geology and English degrees from Syracuse University. Oxalis plants will really brighten ...