Every gardener visiting a nursery knows what they’re looking for based on a basic distinction: annuals or perennials. What if the categories weren’t so clear? Scientists have discovered that it is just two genes that determine whether a plant is annual or perennial.
The distinction between annuals and perennials is based on reproductive strategy. Generally, annuals [...]

Thursday, Oct. 9 from 7-10 p.m.
Featuring art and music by:
David Fodel. Normal Ones. Natascha Seideneck & Rebecca Dolan. Cacheflowe. Corey Scott & Dafe Hughes. h.dot and little dove. Ten and Tracer.

Video created for Addictive TV Mixmasters Series, 2003
Music by David Fodel
This year’s Urban Nature theme has been rich fodder for discussion of the interaction of [...]

And I love them all, truly I do. Even the parasitic ones that, left unchecked, would eventually take over our beloved Plains Garden. I am fascinated by all the weird extremes of natural selection- slime molds, corn smuts, flowers that smell like carrion and parasitic plants all find their way to me. My friends in [...]

To protect the innocent, I must omit the name of the involved party, in this case, a plant. A beautiful temptress of a plant. I was compelled to pull it close to my face to take a deep sniff of a gorgeous bloom. Alas, like so many beauties, there was no scent. But getting that [...]