Shaded plants use green and far-red light for photosynthesis. Findings could transform greenhouse horticulture.

Every garden has a shady spot, whether it's the whole plot or just a shady corner. Finding plants that will thrive makes life so much easier as they'll naturally want to grow there. Shade is generally ...

Plants in the shade of other plants receive more light than scientists had previously believed. A team of researchers from Utrecht University and Wageningen University & Research (WUR) describe how, ...

These deer-resistant shade plants will grow well out of the sun and will typically be left undisturbed by deer. If you're keen to help deer in other ways in your yard, try incorporating some ...

Plants in the shade utilize more light for photosynthesis than previously thought. A team of researchers from Utrecht ...

Q: Shade has been increasing in my backyard as ... A: A college professor once told me that to know how to grow plants you first must understand how they grow in their native homes, and that ...

The joint study between Wageningen and Utrecht University opens up new understanding of how colored light affects ...

Jans: "Many plants react to a relative increase in far-red light by growing straight up, to win the competition for light. This shade avoidance response also helps horticulturalists, because it allows ...

The name Aucuba means blue tree and the species has attractive glossy bluish-green leaves and, as long as there is a male plant in the vicinity, produce showy red, non edible (poisonous) berries. The ...