Mediterranean-type shrubs such as cistus, lavender and phlomis are best confined to banks and raised beds in clay gardens. Acid-loving camellias, heathers and rhododendrons are also unlikely to thrive ...

Each fall, volunteers from the Duke University Medical School and the Nicholas School of the Environment help Bordley ...

I made and fired pottery from creek clay in a rainforest hut. Purifying and shaping clay ensured strong, functional pots.

The practice of making what is called 'Asin Tibuok,' the artisanal sea salt of Bohol, has been inscribed into the UNESCO List ...

As far as kitchen staples, you don’t really get much better than olive oil. It can do it all—jazz up a salad, sauté ...

Learn how to plant, care for, and force the bulbs of your paperwhites. They're great gifts for the holidays or all year long.

While money trees are native to tropical wetlands, they don't like soggy soil. Learn how often to water a money tree for a ...

If you’ve ever wished for a little extra color or greenery at home, container plants are a simple way to get started.

Snake plants survive drought, but that trait doesn't help them so much in winter, when their growth slows. Get winter ...

Keeping your plants in the wrong kind of planter can spell disaster in the winter months. These types, however, should be ...

Once determined to quit clay altogether, New York-based ceramic artist Jane Yang-D’Haene’s 16 handcrafted stoneware vessels ...

The poinsettia and its close relative, Euphorbia leucocephala or “Snow on the Mountain,” are now in spectacular color. They are at their best in dryer areas like Kona, Ka‘u and Kohala. However, they ...