If you recall I self-pitied my way through my plant column last year, dubbing myself the Succuslayer (a column that earned me a newspaper-industry award, which was some consolation). The bromeliad, ...

Are you thinking of eating a more plant-based diet in the year ahead? You’re not alone. There is a lot of buzz about choosing to go meatless a few times a week, or even considering adopting a wholly ...

Every now and then the Mystery Plant column features something that isn’t exactly a plant — like this time. I think it’s pretty easy to recognize that this thing is some sort of fungus. That’s right.