The butterflies’ resilience shows that some species are capable of adapting to dramatic changes in climate, food availability and urban development.

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Hibiscuses are best planted in late spring or early summer when the weather is warm and settled. Hibiscuses planted early in ...

The ice storm and long periods of freezing temperatures in January made this a hard winter for some of the tropical plants in ...

Native plants have very different needs from fruits and veggies. Here's how to create your own edible habitat garden.

Indigenous to parts of South and Southeast Asia, Australia and the Pacific islands, the fruit contains a toxin in its seeds ...

Shrubs can add so much to a garden, be it privacy, a wind buffer, or color. But this flowering shrub also offers the ...

Fruit. It’s about time you considered growing dragon fruit, also known as pitaya. Although dragon fruit is native to the ...

The ice cream bean fruit tree (Inga edulis) produces large pods full of fluffy pulp that tastes like vanilla ice cream. It's ...

Growing ordinary apples and strawberries in your garden is satisfying, but there's something particularly exciting about harvesting exotic fruits that your neighbors have never seen. Contrary to ...

Hidden along the shoreline of Atlantic Beach, Crab’s Claw Oceanfront Caribbean Restaurant might just be North Carolina’s best-kept seafood secret – a place where crab cakes aren’t just menu items, ...