William spoke fondly of his youth, growing up just steps away from Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, where his father worked. "Eerste Lawn, Tweede Lawn," William said nostalgically, "These are the ...

(Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer) The South Coast Botanic Garden is celebrating all things agave. The garden, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, debuted a new e ...

With over 8.5 million items, we house the largest and most diverse botanical and mycological collections in the world. They represent approximately 95% of vascular plant genera and 60% of known fungal ...

Winged yam Dioscorea alata, originally from Asia, is grown on a small scale in gardens. Kew research has shown that when cultivated agriculturally it improves livelihoods of local people and reduces ...