There are some special plants in my garden that give me a lift no matter the time of year. The beautifully detailed leaves of evergreens are full of colour and interest irrespective of the seasons, ...

And because it takes the trees anywhere from four to six months to flower, the nuts all mature at different times of the year. They're only harvested five to six times a year, typically by hand.

“We have all these predictive models ... The model indicated that Joshua trees are more likely to flower when they experience ...