recognize that plants speak their own language. Their color, positioning and leaf texture all carry specific messages. And ...

This story appears in the October 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. We have all held leaves, driven miles to see their fall colors, eaten them, raked them, sought their shade. Since they ...

To differentiate drought stress from spider mite damage, you should feel the texture of bronzing ... threads between new leaves or as they progress upward along the plant's length.