I recently visited The Flower Bed Nursery in Lumberton, Mississippi, where I admired a magnificent Sweet Olive tree that stood gracefully at the entrance. Known scientifically as Osmanthus fragrans, ...

Most gardeners can't narrow their list of favorite plants to one. However, we can have a list of a dozen favorites, although even that number is hard to limit. High on my list is the sweet olive ...

Bring the Mediterranean to your garden. Olive trees are native to the Mediterranean basin—Northern Africa, Western Asia, and Southeastern Europe—and have been beautifying gardens since antiquity. In ...

The dwarf nana pomegranate is a small shrub that thrives in hotter climates, and will fit into your home as easily as a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Deep in the heart of Crete, where myth intertwines with ...

While the sentinel trees of Northern Lebanon may not be as old as some traditions hold, one tree might be more than 1,000 years old. By Katherine Kornei Katherine Kornei has previously reported on the ...

From California to the Mediterranean, abandoned groves are being restored to life in order to save shrinking towns and prevent environmental damage. A married couple have revived a 20-acre olive grove ...