Tree sculptures are mysteriously installed in a wooded public park in the United Kingdom. After weeks of anonymity, the chainsaw-wielding artist is revealed.
From sculptures to water to landscapes, when art and nature meet, interesting things start to happen.
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.
A documentary film team chronicles efforts to regrow a garden paradise.
Matilija poppies (Romneya coulteri) are fondly referred to as the fried egg flower, nicknamed for bleached-muslin petals and buttery yellow stamens. It's the largest poppy blossom, and the largest California native flower. Blooming begins in early May, and sweeps north along the west coast—the poppies are now still blooming in Oregon's summer sun.
Researchers at the European Space Agency are testing a sustainable garden that could be implemented on Mars.
Textile designer Jack Lenor Larsen brings an eclectic sensibility to his lush public garden in the Hamptons.
The Hudson Valley masterwork of mid-century designer Russel Wright battles the elements.
Lady Gaga is a pop star, cultural icon, provocateur and now, a genus of ferns—at least by name. Last week, botanists at Duke University named a newly identified genus of ferns after the singer.
A dwarf form of Taiwan-native Cunninghamia lanceolata, ‘Little Leo’ forms a globe of soft, densely packed needles, looking like a pincushion. After 10 years, this rare conifer will still be less than 3 feet tall. Leaves are dark green during the growing season, taking on a bronzy, purplish cast in winter. Zones 7 to 9.
