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Real estate agents know which plants appeal to homebuyers, so heed this advice when planting your yard for a quick, top-dollar sale.Source: The Best Plants for Curb Appeal, According to Real Estate Pros | Bob Vila

Learn about the ability of some fig trees to store atmospheric carbon dioxide and turn it into stone, a process that could push back against climate change. Source: Some Fig Trees Can Turn CO2 Into Stone — A Hidden Talent That Could Combat Climate Change | Discover

Make your outdoor space inhospitable to ticks by eliminating their favorite food sources and habitats, and adopting prevention strategies they'll hate.Source: How to Get Rid of Ticks in the Yard - Bob Vila

The cedar’s vast boughs swoop down to brush the ground, creating an interesting spot for the band to sit and play their guitars for "Rain."Source: Cedar Tree Climbed by The Beatles is Finalist in Euro Tree Awards Along with Stunning Violet Beech | Bob Vila

These deterrents will help stop wildlife from eating your garden bounty.Source: 13 Ways to Keep Animals Out of Your Garden Without Harming Them | Bob Vila

Discover interesting facts about why plants are green, if they feel pain, and if they get cancer.Source: Plants: Facts about our oxygen providers | Live Science

A new tower brings apartments, office space and tens of thousands of plants to the heart of UtrechtSource: A vertical forest growing in the Netherlands: in pictures | Environment | The Guardian

Regular light-dark cycles greatly affect organisms, and events like eclipses induce distinctive physiological and behavioral shifts. While well-documented in animals, plant behavior during eclipses remains largely unexplored. Scientists monitored spruce trees to...

At age 8, she won the Dal Puraskar, an Indian order of merit, and told the Times of India she had already planted 14 "fruit forests"Source: 12-Year-old Girl Plants 150,000 Trees in India, Becoming a Reforestation Leader | Good News Network

More than 120 years after billions of the trees were wiped out, blight-proof seeds are being plantedSource: ‘This isn’t a gimmick’: the New Yorkers trying to restore the American chestnut | New York | The Guardian

A global analysis deep in soil found 20% of plants studied have an unexpected deeper set of roots more than 3 feet underground.Source: Plants have a secret, second set of roots deep underground that scientists didn't know about | Live Science

Their idea was simple: an eclipse is a profound event that inspires awe and collective behavior in both humans and other animals.Source: Trees Synchronize Their Bio-electrical Signals During Solar Eclipses: ‘The Wood Wide Web in Action’ | Good New Network

A study finds small-scale tree cover in Costa Rica boosts biodiversity while limiting dangerous mosquito species.Source: Trees vs. disease: Tree cover reduces mosquito-borne health risk | ScienceDaily

Scientists have found a way to monitor volcanic carbon dioxide levels — one of the first signs a volcano might be about to blow — that doesn't involve trekking up a mountain.Source: The closer a volcano is to erupting, the greener the trees around it look from space |...

Forests play a crucial role in promoting health and wellbeing, but not all forests provide the same benefits. A large-scale study demonstrates how specific forest characteristics -- such as canopy density and tree species diversity -- can affect various health...

When Mother Nature seems to have adopted a scorched earth policy, plant drought tolerant trees.Source: 13 Drought-Tolerant Trees to Consider Planting in Your Yard | Bob Vila

Skip the stinky sprays—put these on your patio instead.Source: 18 Plants That Repel Mosquitoes | Bob Vila

“Some plants have aggressive root systems or cause moisture-related issues that could harm your foundation.” These 7 plants that are safe to grow there.Source: 7 Foundation Plants That Look Great Around the House—and 3 Never to Grow There | Bob Vila

Replanting forests can help cool the planet even more than some scientists once believed, especially in the tropics. But even if every tree lost since the mid-19th century is replanted, the total effect won't cancel out human-generated warming.Source: Does planting...

When Mother Nature seems to have adopted a scorched earth policy, plant drought tolerant trees.Source: 13 Drought-Tolerant Trees to Consider Planting in Your Yard | Bob Vila