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When we need a little inspiration for a cut flower garden that also supports pollinators, we don't need to go any further than Oprah Winfrey's outdoor space.

Hardy herbaceous plants which die down in winter, such as Hemerocallis (pictured), are now ready to be divided (Photo: Valeria Valko-Ovenden/RHS) Hardy herbaceous plants, which die down in winter, ...

I’M A GARDENER who loves color. From tender yellow daffodils to immodest summer zinnias in carnival colors, even the soft grays and dark charcoal of winter quicken my color-loving pulse. I call myself ...

In 2019, researcher Kit Prendergast was surveying the insects visiting an incredibly rare plant in the Bremer Ranges of Western Australia when a bee grabbed her attention. Prendergast and her ...

The devil is in the tiny details. A team of scientists discovered a new bee species they affectionately nicknamed “Lucifer” after noticing that its female cohort sports a set of devil-like horns. Kit ...

The bee's moniker is also inspired by the Netfilx show, Lucifer Prendergast and Campbell A new species of bee has been identified in Australia, according to a new study Megachile lucifer , the new bee ...

Researchers in Australia have discovered a native bee species with tiny "devil-like horns.” A research team at Curtin University in Perth discovered the species while surveying a critically endangered ...

As if deadly snakes, spiders and sharks were not enough, Australia now has a new creepy critter: a "lucifer" bee with devil-like horns. The species, dubbed Megachile (Hackeriapis) lucifer, was found ...

Scientists in Australia have identified a new species of native bee with tiny, devil-like horns that have earned it a playfully hellish name – “lucifer.” Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...