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Botanic Notables: Palm Trees in Ancient Antarctica

Antarctica's shores were once lined with palms & tree-ferns, its hills filled with beeches & conifers. That was 55 million years ago, when the continent was a lot hotter. However, this recent discovery asks scientists to consider the future: will the globe's melting ice be replaced with tropical plants? It has been a hot summer.

Mistletoe: Lover, Fighter, Forest Savior

By Anna Laurent

When hung over a threshold at Christmastime, a sprig of mistletoe is a matchmaker; in the wild, the plant is a parasite known as the "thief of trees." Now, thanks to a recent study in Australia, mistletoe has a new reputation: forest savior. Field research indicates it's actually a beneficial plant, critical to a healthy ecosystem.

Catalpa x erubescens 'Purpurea'

By Jenny Andrews

New leaves on this Indian bean tree emerge wine colored to chocolate, segueing to green in summer. White flowers are lavender-tinged. Though it can reach 40 to 50 feet tall and wide, it can be pruned hard to keep it shrubby. Zones 5-9. forestfarm.com

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Pycnanthemum muticum Mountain Mint

By Jenny Andrews

With commentary by Oehme, van Sweden principal Eric Groft.

Producing thick clumps of stems from underground stolons, Pycnanthemum muticum “creates a massed volume in the garden, and its silver-gray foliage and almost-white flowers contrast with the grasses.” A tough plant, it takes to wet or dry conditions, sun to part shade.

Gifts from the White House Garden

By Claire Lui

We're so inspired by Michelle Obama's beautiful jars of pickled vegetables and bags of chamomile tea, all made from plants grown in her White House garden!

Wearable Plant Jewelry

By Claire Lui

These cool, custom-made necklaces have little planters that can hold a bit of soil and a plant, and were developed by a recent graduate of Georgia Tech.

Perfect Union: Chahan Minassian and Judy Kameon's Beverly Hills Collaboration

By Susan Heeger

At a classic Beverly Hills home, the interior design inspired a surrounding garden. A collaboration between French interior designer Chahan Minassian and landscape designer Judy Kameon, this modern house is designed for the indoor-outdoor life.

2011 Horticultural Society of New York Dinner Dance and Flower Show

By Katie Mendelson

Katie Mendelson visits this year's Horticultural Society of New York Dinner Dance and Flower Show (theme: "Fire and Ice") and reports on her favorite tablescapes.

Movie Night

By Claire Lui

As we head into these early days of fall and hold on to the last days of summer, there's still time to do some outdoor entertaining. Here are some of our tips for hosting an alfresco movie night, including what types of movies to play and what projectors to use.