In autumn, as nights grow longer and temperatures plunge, many trees and plants go dormant. What does this mean aside from gorgeous fall foliage? Dormancy is a defense mechanism that allows plants to ...

Lawns naturally go dormant as we move into the fall and early winter. In Florida, all of our permanent lawn grasses begin to fade and slow down in growth during fall. They are supposed to do so. Some ...

In really cold weather, Rhododendron leaves roll up to protect themselves from the cold and wind. The colder it is, the tighter they roll. This cuts down the surface area that is exposed to the drying ...

Lawn care experts share when you don't need to water your grass, and when it really matters. An unirrigated lawn tends to turn brown and go dormant in hot, dry weather. If lawn has been dormant for ...

An international team of scientists, coordinated by a researcher from the U. of Granada, has found that seed dormancy (a property that prevents germination under non-favourable conditions) was a ...