HGTV host Jamie Durie shares his tips for creating outdoor living spaces
The mythologized coco-de-mer (Lodoicea maldivica) tree is a Seychelles Island native palm, and yields the largest seeds (weighing up to 30 kg) in the plant kingdom. The seeds also happen to resemble a woman's curves.
The loneliest tree in the world was a solitary acacia in a remote land. It was the only tree in a 400 kilometer radius. Standing alone in the vast Saharan expanse, l'Arbre du Ténéré (the Tree of Ténéré), was modest in size—three meters tall—but its mere survival was both remarkable, and invaluable to desert travelers.
A series of 19th-century Japanese tree panel paintings, currently on exhibit at London's Natural History Museum, depict each type of tree on a matching wood panel, combining taxonomy and art.
If you're the type of person to travel the world for its flora, grab your favorite Indian Ocean field guide and head to Socotra, a remote island that is home to the legendary dragon's blood tree.
Amy Pennington, food writer and organic gardener (and author of Apartment Gardening), lives in a Seattle apartment overlooking the Cascade Mountain range. A passionate cook, she grows vegetables and herbs on her deck, which supply her kitchen throughout the year. Here, she shares with us What Makes a House a Home.
Sunbrella's new line of outdoor upholstery fabric is made from 50% reccyled scraps and fibers from the company's factories.
Near Cape Town, a farmstead hotel restores gardens and spirits.
Leaves, berries, blossoms, and bark: A guide to the plants of The Hunger Games.
Heronswood, the famed garden and nursery in the Pacific Northwest, founded by Dan Hinkley, is up for sale again, for $749,000, with the deadline for sealed bids ending tomorrow. A photographic tour of one of the country's great gardens and plant collections.
