Consider this mix of plants alongside drought tolerant trees for a yard that's more self-sustaining, yet still blooming in ...

And fall is a perfect time to plant with an eye on the future. What we need, in this time of climate change and thermometer-popping heat waves, are heat-tolerant varieties. Shrubs in general have some ...

Some excellent choices include Cedar Elms, Desert Willows and Texas Mountain Laurels. These, and several others, can tolerate the oppressive Texas heat during those times when daytime highs get into ...

Plant Doctor Tom MacCubbin gives advice on gardening in Florida including when to plant for fall color, care of avocado trees ...

The Southwest is no stranger to sweltering conditions, and desert plants and trees are drought-resistant and heat-tolerant. Arid, harsh environments are where they thrive. But as climate change ...

New groundbreaking research from Southern Cross University has uncovered remarkable variation in coral heat tolerance on the ...

Most plants only have one hardiness zone indicator. This indicates a plant’s tolerance to the cold. In 1997 a heat tolerance indicator was added but has not gotten much attention. Hence ...

Using a portable experimental setup, the researchers took their equipment out to sea to measure the heat tolerance of these coral colonies directly on the reefs. This allowed them to observe how ...

We know that purple leaf plum cannot handle the heat in certain locations, particularly south and west exposures.

The heat tolerance of corals can be measured by analysing their responses to elevated water temperatures. Just as individual humans handle stress differently, so do corals. Even coral colonies of ...

New research has found previously undocumented variation in coral heat tolerance on the Great Barrier Reef, giving hope that corals' own genetic resources may hold the key for us to help in its ...