ENCINITAS, Calif. — It was just a few months ago, when the corpse flower at the San Diego Botanic Garden released the smell of death. Are you ready for round two? In this Zevely Zone, I introduce you ...

Last November, San Diegans got the stench of the titan arum — or corpse flower. This week, the corpse flower’s cousin, the voodoo lily, is raising a stink at the San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas.

Halloween’s here, so, of course, it’s International Bat Week. With 11 species of bats that live around the Houston area, we have plenty of opportunities to interact with them in our gardens or out and ...

The more time you spend around the devil’s tongue, the more its smell gets under your skin. It first greets you as a dull odor, somewhat akin to a wet dog or raw fish. But stick around long enough – ...