Plant Science

The Invisible Grove — What Really Lives Beneath the Roots?
The Invisible Grove — What Really Lives Beneath the Roots?
We can see the roots. But what is happening around them that we cannot see? An exploration of the living world beneath the growing media and the relationships that can... Read more...
The Plant Travels. The Environment Does Not.
The Plant Travels. The Environment Does Not.
One Alocasia left our Grove predominantly silver. Months later, the same plant produced a strongly pink new leaf in a different environment. Back in our Grove, another propagation from the... Read more...
When the Grove Found Its Rhythm, the Leaves Found Order
When the Grove Found Its Rhythm, the Leaves Found Order
What happens when the lights go off? I had been thinking mostly about how much light our plants receive. Then I began paying closer attention to the other half of... Read more...
When Colour Changes: What Happens as a Variegated Leaf Hardens?
When Colour Changes: What Happens as a Variegated Leaf Hardens?
Why does aureate variegation sometimes emerge yellow or golden, only to appear cream or nearly white as the leaf hardens? And why can pink sometimes follow a similar path? We... Read more...
Tricolor, True Tricolor, “Pseudo-Tricolor” — What Exactly Are We Saying?
Tricolor, True Tricolor, “Pseudo-Tricolor” — What Exactly Are We Saying?
Tricolor sounds simple enough: three colours. But add “True” or “Pseudo” and suddenly the paperwork starts piling up. We went looking at what these terms actually establish — and where... Read more...
Your Mix Isn't My Mix — And That's Probably Fine
Your Mix Isn't My Mix — And That's Probably Fine
What is the best growing medium? Perhaps that’s the wrong question. From chunky mixes to LECA, sphagnum and mineral media, growers have many approaches that can work. We look beneath... Read more...
Same Grove. Two Very Different Answers.
Same Grove. Two Very Different Answers.
What happens when two plants share the same Grove but respond in very different ways? We followed the clues Mother Nature left behind—and found a reminder that cultivation isn't about... Read more...
By Day, They Gather. By Night, They Build.
By Day, They Gather. By Night, They Build.
Plants gather energy in the light, but their work doesn't end when darkness arrives. A closer look at the rhythm between photosynthesis, respiration, temperature, and the unfolding expression of a... Read more...