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Cupressus arizonica var. glabra Blue Arizona Cypress

Frosted-blue foliage on delicate branches makes a striking contrast against the brown bark of Cupressus arizonica var. glabra ‘Blue Pyramid’. Much taller than wide, this upright, symmetrical form of Arizona cypress can reach 20 to 25 feet high by 10 to 12 feet wide in 10 years. Zones 6 to 9.

Best Spa Gardens: Frégate Island Private

By Megan Padilla

Located on Frégate Island, Seychelles

Way Out West: Marfa, Texas

By James Rodewald

Writer James Rodewald and his wife move from New York to Marfa, Texas, and discover that the town is home to a community of artists-gardeners who coax amazing gardens out of the arid land, mixing native and non-native plants.

Easter Eggs Stenciled With Herbs

By Claire Lui

Using herbs and plants as stencils, you can dye Easter eggs with beautiful botanical patterns. Here's our step-by-step guide.

Outdoor Seating

By Paul O'Donnell

A new crop of outdoor seating looks and feels good enough to take inside.

How to Design a Window Garden

By Kevin Lee Jacobs

Our columnist Kevin Lee Jacobs shows off his window gardens, which change throughout the winter, and explains exactly how to create more shelf space for your houseplants.

Northern Star: A Journey Through Sweden's Gardens

By Stephen Whitlock

In Sweden, a garden-obsessed writer finds a land of natural inspiration.

Art + Botany: The Claude Glass

By Anna Laurent

Before there was Instagram, there was the Claude glass—a small, tinted, convex mirror that was popular in the 18th century. Toted in artists' cases and tourists' pockets, the portable mirror offered a transformed view of the scenery that became popular with wealthy British vacationers—a world viewed through a Claude glass was a journey through ephemeral snapshots of softly-rendered nostalgia.

Art & Botany: Flowers of Steel

By Anna Laurent

London-based artist Zadok Ben-David makes flowers and trees out of cut metal, including his best-known pieces, which feature intricate flowers, modeled after Victorian illustrations.

Art & Botany: A Restaurant with Gourmet Sunlight for Plants

By Anna Laurent

American artist Jonathon Keats designed a Photosynthetic Restaurant, where plants are nourished with cocktails of individual wavelengths. Acrylic filters control the sunlight that reaches the plants, offering a tasting menu designed to enhance a plant's energy and experience. Menu options include traditional, avant-garde, and spicy.