Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. It's about this time of year I can feel what my Irish grandmother used to call "a bout of whimsy" (she wasn't in favour) coming upon me.

When it is winter here in the Midwest, it is, of course, summer in the southern hemisphere. On January 26 each year, (which is Australia Day), I think a lot about Australia where I was born. The ...

Thank goodness for Australian acacias, the winter wonders from Down Under. On these dank days, even from afar, their golden glow is unmistakable. On closer inspection, the contrast between leaf and ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The fast-growing, bird-attracting, nitrogen-fixing ways of the Acacia, the biggest plant genus in Australia, comes into the spotlight ...

Australia’s national flower, the golden wattle, has long appeared on stamps, emblems and awards, and is considered a symbol of unity in the country. But its use in a new logo promoting Australia’s ...

Along a section of Putah Creek in the UC Davis Arboretum, a fuzzy cloud of golden flowers seems to float above the walkway and a sweet exotic scent fills the air. Ah, it must be (almost) spring. Each ...

The gall-forming wasp would lay its eggs in the Sydney Golden Wattle flower buds, inducing abnormal growths (galls) that prevent flowers from forming and seed production. Photo / Supplied A decision ...