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Once gardens, then a garbage dump, then back to gardens.

Paris’s ambitious “urban forest” plan includes tree-planting near iconic landmarks.

It holds a semi-secret message of opposition to the king.

They were probably plundered by looters hunting for scrap metal.

The cash is gone, but a lot of memories remain.

They're kind of cute, but also carry a plant disease.

One man is determined to get these giant dachshunds smiling down on customers once more.

Join us on a culinary scavenger hunt across New York City.

For one thing, they tell us that plants aren't blooming when they used to at Walden Pond—or most anywhere else.

In Bologna and other cities around the world, it’s the age of the hardy invader.

Meet English baker 'Annabel Lecter.'

Rugged mountains and peaceful streams were hidden under layers of brown paint.

Three French entrepreneurs want to put the island-nation on the luxury food map.

In India's biggest city, schoolwork can be easier to do on quiet public corners than in loud, cramped apartments.

It took nine years to grow and photograph all the melons in this book.

Tim Claydon collected each and every No. 1 record released between 1952 and 1992.

Researchers suspect that the smelly macroalgae will keep piling up on ocean shores.

Brash, bold, and bigoted, he made for an uneasy national mascot.