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Spherical cricket container, date unknown, artist unknown.
objects of intrigue

In Ancient China, Pet Crickets Spent the Winter in Opulent Gourds

More than functional, these fleshy fruits developed into a striking art form.
Claire Voon June 5, 2019
Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden.
Los Angeles, California

Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.
The remains of the tree.
trees

The Life of a Historic Los Angeles Tree Comes to an End

For 144 years, it lived at El Pueblo de Los Angeles, the site where the city was founded in the 18th century.
Jonathan Carey March 12, 2019
An advertisement for customizable cucumber glasses.
objects of intrigue

How England Got Its Curvy Cucumbers Straightened Out

The cucumber straightener was a marvel of British horticulture.
Abbey Perreault August 9, 2018
Gastro Obscura

Pink Pearl Apple

Take a bite out of this apple to reveal its pink interior.
At the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Maryland, their Newton tree has grown since 1966.
maps

How Isaac Newton's Apple Tree Spread Across the World

Clones and descendants of the famed tree grow on 6 continents.
Anne Ewbank June 26, 2018
trees

Newton's Apple Tree Around the World

A global map of science's most important tree.
Anne Ewbank June 26, 2018
The Tunnel of Love.
Comuna Obreja, Romania

Tunnel of Love

The romantic botanic tunnel feels like a well-kept secret.
It's warm and humid inside the greenhouse.
farms

The Greenhouse Where Tomatoes Grow in Iceland

Geothermal energy keeps the crop warm even during deep snows.
Stephanie Harper June 13, 2018
The view when you dine within the greenhouse.
Reykholt, Iceland

Friðheimar

Inside this Icelandic greenhouse, geothermal energy keeps tomatoes warm and growing.
Galeotti and his plants.
food

Meet the 'Citrus Archaeologist' Who Rediscovered Dozens of Ancient Plants

Paolo Galeotti unearthed the citruses at Florence's Villa di Castello gardens, which belonged to the Medicis.
Federico Formica May 30, 2018
Luther Burbank, at one of his experimental farms in 1901.
food

America's Greatest Horticulturist Left Behind a Plum Mystery

Frida Kahlo painted him. Thomas Edison admired him. Now Rachel Spaeth is trying to decode him.
Anne Ewbank April 30, 2018
Brief Garden.
Kirantidiya, Sri Lanka

Brief Garden

This luscious masterpiece created by landscape designer Bevis Bawa inspired the work of his brother, a famous Sri Lankan architect.
Varaždin Cemetery.
Varaždin, Croatia

Varaždin Cemetery

Trimmed trees grow alongside the graves like topiary tombstones.
A clone of the clone of the Newton apple tree, present day.
Washington, D.C.

NIST Newton Apple Tree

A clone of a cloned tree that was so important it allegedly had its own guards.
A rejuvenated Mother Tree in June 2012.
Oroville, California

Mother Orange Tree

The oldest orange tree in California spawned a generation of citrus farmers.
John Bartram's garden house.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Bartram's Garden

The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.
George C. Creelman lilies at the Ontario Agricultural College.
mystery

The Hunt for a Missing Canadian Lily

The pioneering horticulturist Isabella Preston bred the George C. Creelman lily in 1916. At some point in the 1940s, it seems to have vanished.
Cara Giaimo August 14, 2017