To grow beautiful flowers and plants in an outdoor garden, you need to feed your soil the right plant food – a fertilizer that will help your plants thrive.

Oh God, I knew I wasn’t ready for adulthood.

Blossoms of Light , one million lights illuminating the Denver Botanic Gardens during the holiday season, Denver, Colorado USA

We love plants and all, but these unexpected exhibits are especially inspiring. Take a tour of the most exciting things going on in the country’s botanical gardens right now.

University of Pittsburgh Professor Michael Ramsey turned a former office building into his modern loft, which includes a Japanese Zen garden with a 1,330-pound boulder as its centerpiece. Photo: Laura Petrilla for The Wall Street Journal

Moss-themed hiking tours and dinners are gaining popularity in Japan. Photo: Eric Pfanner/The Wall Street Journal

Some developers are dedicating part of their land to nature preserves, hoping to draw in people with a passion for the environment and the outdoors. Photo: Andrew Sherman for The Wall Street Journal

A successful strawberry harvest is all about timing. From the time of day, to how far along in ripeness, Fine Gardening’s Danielle Sherry explains to Fine Cooking’s Sarah Breckenridge how and when to pick the best fruit from her home garden.

Plankton may be tiny, but they have a huge impact on the Earth. And they’re in space?!

The tree of life is huge but is seems like every animal has it’s designated spot. How do scientists draw the lines between species?