This is a good time of year in the Chicago area to monitor your plants for animal damage and to do some pruning. Other than ...

I didn't know that safflowers were thorny until I inadvertently touched one and felt a prick while visiting a safflower field last week in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture. I was also surprised that ...

If you enjoy watching your feathered friends year-round, there are multiple benefits to having a bird feeder in your yard. Almost any kind of seed mix will work to attract birds if you don't care ...

Safflower oil, or Carthamus tinctorius, is a seed oil made from the safflower plant. Native to certain parts of Asia and Africa, safflower oil is commonly used in cooking but can also be used ...