In the field of medicine, many life-saving drugs have been developed from plants. In this category, few have been as successfully employed as the rosy periwinkle, Cathanthus roseus. Native to the ...

In March periwinkle flowers bloom in pink and white in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang, home to Tra Su Mangrove Forest and famous Ba Chua Xu Lady Temple. Fields of periwinkle blossoms next to ...

Vinca minor, aka "myrtle," is an evergreen groundcover well suited for underplanting with both spring and fall blooming bulbs like this colchicum, which is flowering now. Dig a hole with a bulb ...

There’s a spot at The Farm where Vinca minor has been growing happily for at least 14 years, nestled in dappled light in the shade of some trees. I’ve watched it grow, walked over it and wondered why ...

In 1939, Winston Churchill was giving a speech when he said: “I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key.” If ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Ecologist Christy Brigham stands amid willows hemming Medea Creek in the ...