Phil Lesh, a classically trained violinist and jazz trumpeter who found his true calling reinventing the role of rock bass guitar as a founding member of the Grateful Dead, died Friday at age 84. Lesh ...

Marianne Binetti shares practical gardening tips tailored for Washington state, including strategies for various seasons.

Growing an avocado tree from seed is a fun and easy indoor project. Avocados are tropical plants, so they won't survive cold ...

France, one of the world’s top winemakers, will disburse €130 million ($150 million) to help farmers uproot more vines in a ...

With flowering times from late December through to spring, Amaryllis bulbs are guaranteed to add a dash of glamour and hope ...

I don’t have a lot of time to garden at home, so I am strategic about which plants I plant and the maintenance practices I use. My goal is to get the best results in the least amount of time. Trumpet ...

Transplanting organs is tricky business. If you need an organ, you can't receive a donation from just anybody; it follows the same rules as blood type compatibility. For example, someone with blood ...

Former NFL star Nick Mangold passed away on October 25, 2025, due to complications related to kidney disease. He was 41. More than a week before his death, the New York Jets veteran shared on social ...

Time-lapse of a trumpet vine germinating and growing from seed to young plant. Seeds were cold-stratification in a moist paper towel and placed in a fridge for 70 days. After that, we took one seed ...

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