Whether you spotted an eye-catching flower on your morning walk or have an unrecognizable weed growing in your garden, plant identifier apps are a great way to put a name to the face of a variety of ...

Achieving success in the ambitiously deliberate pursuit of finding and identifying wildflowers hinges on a single important concept based on a familiar but often misused word: “flower.” Straight to ...

There are so many exciting iPhone tricks to discover once you start getting comfortable with Apple's handset. And most of them are built into the operating system, so you don't have to download an app ...

If you've ever wondered which plants are growing in your backyard, these apps are for you. Whether you’re a gardener, ...

Smartphone apps that identify plants from photographs can be as little as 4 per cent accurate, which could put people foraging for food at risk and also lead to endangered plants being mislabelled as ...

Before we all carried computers in our pockets, the best way to identify wild plants and animals was to consult a physical field guide. Now, nature enthusiasts have easy access to a plethora of phone ...

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Question: Last October, we saw a beautiful native plant blooming in an open lot in Corrales. Any ideas what it might be? The flowers in the second photo dry to become delicate triangular structures ...

Sometimes, even as a tech reporter, you can be caught out by how quickly technology improves. Case in point: it was only today that I learned that my iPhone has been offering a feature I’ve long ...

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. Edible flowers are more than pretty decoration, ...

Don't feel disheartened if you don't have much space in your garden to add your favourite plants, because there are ways to make the most of any plot you have when you know what plants to use. From ...

Let’s talk edible flowers. But first a caveat: not all flowers are safe to eat. Therefore, before we extol the culinary uses of flowers, please take note of the rules: only eat flowers when you are ...