Plant

Hundreds of kilos of protected plant seized by Israel Nature and Parks Authority in Golan

In a separate operation in the Menashe region, an Israel Nature and Parks Authority inspector seized additional sacks containing approximately 6 kilograms of akoub and about 25 kilograms of hyssop.

Some of the bags seized, including the Gundelia tournefortii - which is in danger of extinction due to over-harvesting.
 Study reveals Stone Age methods of extracting animal teeth for jewelry. Illustration

Dressed for the afterlife: What 7,000-year-old grave soil reveals about Stone Age clothing - study

A LEMON tree sapling, illegally brought to Israel.

Infected lemon tree discovered at Ben-Gurion, could destroy citrus industry

Teucrium Procerum

Critically endangered perennial herb successfully propagated by KKL-JNF


The Coastal Iris – one of a kind - opinion

Only in Israel and only in a few areas along the Mediterranean seashore can you witness this particular beauty.

The Coastal Iris

Lessons to learn from the garden

All the gardeners I have known are gentle people, maybe because a garden teaches patience and careful watchfulness.

‘IN THIS way, she would have a living souvenir of all the roses friends had given her.’

Drones plant trees from the sky after US wildfires

Heatwaves and dry-lightning coincided with drier conditions that climate scientists blame on global warming.

A wind driven wildfire in the hills of Canyon Country north of Los Angeles, California

Israeli nursery sells plant seeds with fire ants

Fire ants are 1 millimeter long and orange-red in color and are considered one of the top 100 most dangerous invasive species.

EXPERTS AGREE that in Israel the fire ant is spreading primarily through plants in nurseries.

Botanical Garden to continue project to save extinct wildflowers

The project is dedicated to the memory of the late Nehama Rivlin, who contributed greatly over the years to Israeli society and nature conservation.

President Rivlin and the Botanical Garden team at the launch of the campaign to rescue wildflower in honor of the late Nehama Rivlin.

Israeli initiative aims to protect urban wild plants

Ringer sees great importance in preserving urban wild plants, often referred to as “weeds,” or “nuisances,” unwelcome in gardens and public spaces.

Israeli initiative aims to protect urban wild plants, September 2020

Israeli experts struggle with one of the country’s most aggressive pest

The plant has a notorious reputation of being an aggressive invader that does not respond to pesticides and has serious negative effects on the environment, agriculture and human health.

THE MOST COMMON Ambrosia species in Israel is Ambrosia confertiflora, also known as Burr Ragweed, which infests predominantly fertilized areas, that is, roadsides, gardens, agricultural and open areas.

Reflections on my micro-garden and myself

Had my plants contracted the botanical world’s equivalent of COVID?

‘EVERYTHING DIES in my garden except geraniums and…’

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