OPINION: Everyone should own a houseplant
It’s always exciting to walk into a house that has many plants taking up various spaces throughout. I often get envious of these households and wish that I had the […]
Tag: plants
Plants to spruce up dorm living
These nine hardy indoor plants brighten any living space
Whether a dorm or apartment, college living spaces often need the pop of color and life that a fun houseplant can bring. Plants purify and humidify indoor air, and also […]
COLUMN: Photography, cards, reading and more keep me sane during COVID-19 isolation
Four years flew by, and I never thought I would experience a pandemic
It amazes me how four years came and went in the blink of an eye. I’ve learned and experienced many things, like coping with a pandemic. I enjoy my alone time, but COVID-19 tested my ability to […]
Springtime activity: painting pots and choosing plants
Each student painted something different, showing the diversity
What says spring more than flowers?
A Modern Plantsman
A look into the shop for green thumbs
Picking up hobbies in quarantine
Filling the void that is my boredom, short attention span and need to nurture
My family and I are coming up on day seven in quarantine, and I have been going a bit crazy. We hadn’t taken the COVID-19 pandemic seriously until the first cases were confirmed in our county. We have locked ourselves away ever since.
Humans are herbivores
We think we are omnivores, but evolution, anatomy, and physiology point to Herbivory
Many people think of humans as omnivores, designed to eat a diet with a substantial contribution of nutrients coming from both plants and animals. However, there is strong evidence that […]
Conservation in danger
Rolling back the teeth of the Endangered Species Act would be a terrible mistake
Most college students, along with most young Americans everywhere, have grown up in a country that has almost no concept of bipartisanship. We have to reach for a long-forgotten history […]
Planting lifelong responsibilty
How owning a plant teaches you responsibility
wning a plant comes with deep responsibility. Plants need sunlight and water but they also require something much more demanding — selflessness. People say that pets such as dogs take […]