What's behind the phrase "In like a lion and out like a lamb." The origin comes from meteorological and astronomical. This year's weather will not follow that pattern. March brings longer days, warmer ...

Rising temperatures are causing a decline in "chill hours," which are critical for plant dormancy. A lack of chill hours can prevent plants like irises and peaches from blooming and fruiting properly.

Picture this: when your grandparents watched lightning dance across the sky decades ago, those towering storm clouds didn't reach quite as high into the atmosphere as they do today. Climate warming ...

In 2007, Stan Gray planted his first iris at the University of Georgia (UGA) Botanical Garden, south of Savannah. It was a bearded iris north from New Jersey, among the most popular irises gardeners ...