It’s no wonder that folks aren’t sending out Christmas cards like they did in the past. When you add up the cost of cards, envelopes, gas, time and parking to … Read more
In the south of the Valley of Mexico, the Xochimilca, people of the flowers, founded their city upon a verdant wetland. They dwelled on earth just inches higher than the … Read more
The greatest of all water lilies, a plant named for Queen Victoria was the driving force behind the construction America’s most famous public glass house conservatories. In New York Botanical Garden … Read more
Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each. Let them be your only diet … Read more
The Victorian motto: If a little is good a lot is better. While they went a bit overboard with gingerbread and cluttered interiors, in the garden they can never be faulted … Read more
These images illustrate some of the most amazing forms and adaptations of plants to thrive in vastly differing climates and conditions. They are truly living art.