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Norfolk, Virginia

Mary Hardy MacArthur Memorial

The childhood home of the famous general's mother is now a small, walled garden.
This pretty <em>Guaiacum</em> probably didn't alleviate syphilis—though many people thought plants in the genus did.
trees

A 1500s ‘Miracle Cure’ Made From Trees Probably Didn't Cure Syphilis

A new exhibit at the Newberry library touches on the history of guaiacum treatments.
Jessica Leigh Hester September 2, 2020
Centrepiece sculpture.
Campbeltown, Scotland

Linda McCartney Memorial Garden

An appropriate memorial dedicated to a well-renowned figure of Campbeltown.
Newton's Apple Tree
Lund, Sweden

Newton's Apple Tree

A living descendant of the famous tree that helped Isaac Newton develop the theory of gravity.
Giulio Geraldi surveys the skies at sunset. He worries about rain, which can end the manna season.
trees

The Mountains Where Manna Flows From Trees

Giulio Geraldi brought cultivation of the sweet stuff back from the verge of extinction.
Emiliano Ruprah August 25, 2020
Gryteskogen Troll Trees
Lund NO, Sweden

Gryteskogen Troll Trees

This collection of Dwarf beech trees were once believed to be enchanted trolls in disguise.
Mill Brae Garden
Larne, Northern Ireland

Mill Brae Memory Garden

An uninspiring grass verge transformed into a therapeutic community garden.
Members of a women's volunteer service in Flushing march into their Victory Garden.
gardens

When World War II Started, the U.S. Government Fought Against Victory Gardens

Home gardeners planted despite an initial federal policy of leaving farming to the professionals.
April White August 5, 2020
Borlänge, Sweden

The Original Ornäsbjork

A semi-sterile mutant birch that became Sweden's national tree.
Taconic Mountain Ramble Zen Gardens
Castleton, Vermont

Taconic Mountain Ramble Zen Gardens

This magnificent Japanese garden provides a moment of Zen in rural Vermont.
Community groups, or "delegations" to the Boston Tree Party, planted pairs of apple trees in public spaces around Boston.
gardens

400 Years After Its First Apple Farm, Boston Remains an Urban Orchard

Urban canners and tree-planting groups are maintaining an heirloom tradition.
Reina Gattuso July 8, 2020
Houston, Texas

Cactus King

A shrine to the royal lord of all cacti.
Laurel Hill House.
Lorton, Virginia

Laurel Hill House

Standing for over 200 years, the abandoned home of a Revolutionary War hero and later a succession of prison superintendents.
Please don't taste this rainbow.
science

The South Carolina Forest That Looks Like Melted Ice Cream

When conditions are right, the waters of Congaree National Park can look like bright scoops pooling on a sidewalk.
Jessica Leigh Hester June 25, 2020
Two views of <em>Cornus mas</em>, or Cornelian cherry trees.
parks

The Astonishing Variety of Street Trees in Hackney, London

Hackney has a more diverse population of trees than any borough in London.
Jo Caird June 23, 2020
Lyndhurst, England

Bolton's Bench

According to legend, a noble knight and a terrible dragon lie beneath this storied hill.
Brea, California

Brea Redwood Grove

A non-native grove of 241 redwoods in Southern California.
Small beaches along the Potomac River
Indian Head, Maryland

Chapman State Park

A state park that once served as an important river crossing, and now offers protected lands for endangered plants and animals.