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Stockholm, Sweden

Lyells Ek (Lyell's Oak)

This tree was once used to calculate the decrease of the Baltic Sea.
Alton, England

The Chained Oak

A creepy tree with a local legend that inspired a nearby theme park ride.
Seattle, Washington

Alki Flower Houses

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.
John Muir's Giant Sequoia.
Martinez, California

John Muir's Giant Sequoia

A sparse, solitary sequoia still stands as a living tribute to the famous conservationist who planted it—but it's dying.
Brasília, Brazil

Árvore dos Desejos (Wish Tree)

Brasilia's oldest newsstand is sheltered by a wish-granting tunnel-tree.
Video

How One Man Built a Sprawling Treehouse With a Dance Floor

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U.K. researcher Andrew Gray geotags snow algae blooms on Anchorage Island, Antarctica.
plants

In Antarctica, It's Not Easy Being Green

Yet vegetation persists there. And as the first large-scale algae map reveals, "green snow" acts as a carbon sink.
Luna Shyr June 1, 2020
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France

Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild

A place to see how French aristocrats lived in the early 1900s.
Natura Insects Spring 2019–2020 - “Glasswinged Butterfly.”
art

Meet the Artist Making Fauna Out of Flora

Raku Inoue is now finding inspiration for his precise, ephemeral works in his backyard.
Winnie Lee May 28, 2020
A root system simulating a sea serpent, sprouting leaves and buds, on 15th-century parchment.
libraries

Explore the Whimsical Flora of a 15th-Century Italian Folio

An herbal a day will take the green from your gills away—and perhaps apply it to your thumb.
Isaac Schultz May 28, 2020
Anaheim, California

Petrified Tree

The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.
Agapetes miniata
Federal Way, Washington

Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden

This 22-acre botanical garden is home to the largest collection of rhododendrons in the world.
Activists, farmers, and indigenous groups around the world have jointed together to protest corporate seed patents.
plants

How to Plant a Home Garden and 'Free the Seed'

By saving and swapping seeds, you can preserve agricultural heritage.
Reina Gattuso May 19, 2020
In the summer
Kitagawa, Japan

Monet's Garden Marmottan

Nope, not the one in France. The only officially-recognized reproduction of Monet’s garden in Giverny is located in a remote corner of Japan.
Stockholm, Sweden

Carl XII's Oak

An ancient tree that was once the favorite of a young Swedish royal.
Tumbleweeds got stuck in Bessie's grill.
roads

Tumbleweeds Usually Tumble, But Sometimes They Tornado

Matt McKnight caught a botanical maelstrom on camera in Eastern Washington.
Jessica Leigh Hester May 4, 2020
Turn a walk in the woods into a multi-purpose kitchen ingredient.
trees

How to Turn a Walk in the Woods Into an Ancient Indigenous Kitchen Staple

Easy foraging can add a touch of the forest to your tea, stews, and even bath.
Luke Fater May 4, 2020
horticulture

Preserve Your Quarantine Nature Walks With a DIY Herbarium

Pressed plants can be your journal of the pandemic.
Jessica Leigh Hester April 28, 2020