Once settled in, these plants can bring years of colour and beauty.” Though not traditionally a potted plant, roses can thrive even when sat on a patio. They require deadheading and pruning ...

Those innocent plant stick-tags found on every potted annual or perennial contain ... giving way in year two to dollar-sized transparent seed pods that are as showy as they are unique.

Japanese researchers have devised a way to find out: Make the plant transparent. With a chemical bath, they reduce the plant’s visible chlorophyll, the pigment that makes it green. Days to weeks ...