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Podcast: Roger Williams Root
Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
Northeast Harbor, Maine
Asticou Azalea Garden
East meets West in this Japanese-style garden featuring plants native to Maine’s Mount Desert Island.
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Southern Spain’s ‘Sea of Plastic’ May Actually Cool the Local Climate
The world’s largest array of greenhouses has transformed the region economically, and in other, unforeseen ways.
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The Winemakers Bringing Viticulture Back to Venice
In the unlikely lagoon environment, long-lost grapes grow once again.
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Purén White Strawberry
This rare berry grows only in two Chilean towns.
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18 Places Where You Just Have to Stop and Smell the Flowers
Your eyes are in for a treat, too.
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For Sale: A Grand Old President (That Happens To Be a Tree)
Up to 1,200 years old, the stately 'Seven Sisters' Oak has held the title for more than half a century.
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This Bogotá Market Comes Alive Only at Night, Full of Ancient Plant Lore and Astonishing Biodiversity
Farmers and foragers set up at sunset to sell hundreds of species valued in traditional medicine and ritual.
Kyoto, Japan
Okochi Sanso Gardens
This garden located inside a bamboo forest once belonged to a famous Japanese actor.
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Forestiere Underground Gardens: A Hidden Oasis
In these underground gardens, you can pluck oranges from 113-year-old trees and nap under a fish pond.
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Canopy Soil Is an Exciting Frontier in Forest Science
High in the branches of the Pacific Northwest, entire ecosystems know nothing of the ground below.
Juneau, Alaska
Brotherhood Bridge Fireweed Field
Every summer, the Mendenhall River greenbelt comes alive with an explosion of magenta flowers.
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Tasting the Fabled Peanut Butter Fruit
This elusive treat lives up to its nickname.
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To Resurrect Jordan's Lost Forests, Plant a Seed in Hearts and Minds
Environmentalists see small reforestation pilot sites around the capital of Amman as a first step to a greener future.
Monteverde, Costa Rica
Ficus La Raiz
In Costa Rica's cloud forest, the roots of a woody ficus create a botanical bridge.
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Podcast: The World’s Oldest LIving Things
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A Botanical Mystery Solved, After 146 Years
How a young illustrator’s attention to detail—and a determined Victorian woman's legacy—led to the discovery of a new species in an old painting.
Anse Royale, Seychelles
Kot Man-ya Exotic Flower Garden
You can find more than 200 species of tropical plants at this garden owned by a former ambassador.
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