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Fun fact: The actual flowers on the poinsettia are the tiny yellow blooms in the middle. The red "petals" are actually called ...

Another succulent, Burro’s tail (Sedum morganianum), gets its common name from its eye-catching long stems, which are ...

While hiking near Big Bend Ranch State Park's Contrabando Trail, something Michael Alvard had never seen before caught his ...

Keeping an eye on light, water, and temperature during this period can even encourage a second bloom in late winter or early ...

For those who embrace the “surf and turf” philosophy of dining, The Chop House offers the best of both worlds – pair that ...

La Vaquita Flea Market in Pendergrass, Georgia is the kind of place where you walk in looking for nothing in particular and ...