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Flowers

Orchids grow at the Color Point wholesale greenhouse in Granville, Illinois.

The Century-Long Scientific Journey of the Affordable Grocery Store Orchid

Orchids were once considered the world’s most difficult and exotic flowers. So why can you buy one for $12.99 at Trader Joe’s?

Sarah Laskow October 2, 2018

Permanently Closed

The main entrance.

Mexico City, Mexico

Future Forest

A colorful "forest" made entirely from three tons of recycled plastic waste.

Photo op for the struggling musicians

Woolfardisworthy, England

The Gnome Reserve

The world's largest collection of garden gnomes lives among the trees and wildflowers on this woodland reserve.

First, gather your gear.

How to Turn Plants Into Tinctures, Like an Ancient Alchemist

A beginner's guide to extracting flavors from herbs and flowers.

Jessica Leigh Hester September 7, 2018

Belvedere Tiburon, California

Old St. Hilary's Chapel

One of the last remaining Carpenter Gothic churches is situated on a wildflower conservatory overlooking the bay.

Snapdragons (<em>Antirrhinum majus</em>) in the curious hybrid zone of the Pyrenees.

Searching for Special Snapdragons in the Spanish Pyrenees

A rare "hybrid zone" of interbreeding flowers is luring curious biologists year after year.

Lindsay Patterson August 23, 2018

Fireweed Jelly

Alaska's wildflowers produce this vibrant jelly.

Black Mountain, North Carolina

Craggy Gardens Rhododendron Tunnels

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

Cramaillote

This jelly is made with dandelions and tastes like honey.

Ōzora-chō, Japan

Shibazakura Park

Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.

Chocolate Daisy

This wildflower releases a cocoa fragrance each morning.

Reloj de Flores

Viña del Mar, Chile

Reloj de Flores (Flower Clock)

Built for the 1962 World Cup, this fully functioning botanical clock is still ticking.

The DuBois Parasol Pruner was a useful gadget for gardeners who didn't want to get their skirts or hands dirty.

How Post-Revolutionary France Grew Obsessed With Gardens and Gadgets

As park and garden space expanded, middle-class fleuristes needed shears, watering cans, and umbrellas topped with pruning shears.

Jessica Leigh Hester May 10, 2018

Bodnant Hall, Wales

Laburnum Arch

A breathtaking flower tunnel bursts with beautiful golden blossoms.

objects of intrigue

Making Art for Bees

Michael Candy's Synthetic Pollenizer is "a sculpture for a different species."

Cara Giaimo April 17, 2018

Kowloon, Hong Kong

Un Chau Estate Flower Tunnel

In Hong Kong, a fairytale flower tunnel is hidden within the gardens of a public housing complex.

Portland, Oregon

International Rose Test Garden

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

Brinchang, Malaysia

Rose Centre

A lush terraced garden full of thousands of colorful roses and mystical art.