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Moving a giant tree is no easy feat.
trees

When You Have to Move an 800,000-Pound Sequoia

It isn't easy.
Eric Grundhauser June 27, 2017
Capella de Nossa Senhora das Vitórias.
São Miguel, Portugal

Chapel of Nossa Senhora das Vitórias

This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.
Pōhutukawa blossoms are a common sight in December in New Zealand.
science

This Iconic New Zealand Tree Is Probably From Australia

But pōhutukawa disappeared from the continent a long time ago.
Kelsey Kennedy June 22, 2017
gardens

A 257-Year-Old Coloring Book Was Discovered in St. Louis

It was intended for "Gentleman and Ladies."
Erik Shilling June 15, 2017
The Isaac Knight Memorial in Evansville.
Evansville, Indiana

Isaac Knight Memorial

A tribute to a 13-year-old boy who was kidnapped in 1793 and escaped over two years later.
Jönköping N, Sweden

Visingsö Oak Forest

A forest of immensely tall and unusually straight oak trees planted nearly 200 years ago to build naval ships that never came to be.
Some of the LED gardens at Nabano No Sato.
Kuwana-shi, Japan

Nabana No Sato

These Japanese gardens are blankets of light for dark winter nights.
The statue of the Virgin Mary.
Washington, D.C.

Mary's Garden

An overlooked oasis of quiet on the grounds of Washington's monumental basilica.
Mrs Mallard and her entire brood.
Boston, Massachusetts

Make Way for Ducklings Statue

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.
Narrowleaf cottonwoods in Colorado.
science

For Trees to Migrate With Climate, They Need Help From Microbes

How we might help ecosystems adapt to the world we've created.
Kelsey Kennedy June 8, 2017
A 1961 "Atomic Garden" showing tomatoes that have been atomically energized.
science

Growing Mutant Peanuts With the Radioactive Gardening Society

In the 1960s, some experimental horticulturalists went nuclear.
Natalie Zarrelli June 8, 2017
Trompenburg Gardens in winter
Rotterdam, Netherlands

Trompenburg Arboretum

A true Valhalla for cactus and succulent lovers.
An 1829 hotel and tavern built by the Society of Separatists to serve travelers on the Ohio and Erie Canal
Zoar, Ohio

Historic Zoar Village

Ohio's 19th-century communist micro-society.
Shengshan Island, China

Houtouwan

This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.
The memorial cairn at Kaluakauka.
Laupahoehoe, Hawaii

Kaluakauka (Doctor's Pit)

The spot where the namesake of the Douglas fir met his mysterious end on a Hawaiian volcano.
Passengers enjoying Taipei's new Forest Bus.
transportation

Taipei's New 'Forest Bus' Is the Best Bus in the World

Charged with increasing the city's greenspace, a florist filled a public bus with plants.
Cara Giaimo June 1, 2017
It looks innocent enough.
plants

Invasive Plants Can Transform a Forest, Even After They're Wiped Out

Their impact on ecosystems comes on fast and can be permanent.
Sarah Laskow May 30, 2017
The barge Marsden rode down the river Lena.
exploration

The Scandalous Life of Nurse and Adventurer Kate Marsden

She spent 11 months trekking to Siberia to find a cure for leprosy, but her love life overshadowed everything.
Sarah Laskow May 26, 2017