Their passion for fruit you’ve never heard of started small. Now they have a botanical garden that’s open to the public.
Category: Flowers and Plants
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Your Chance to Snoop: It’s ‘Open Days’ Season in the Garden
This year, more than 360 private gardens across the country are opening to visitors. Don’t miss your chance to learn from some of the best.
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Perennial Edibles Aren’t Just Good Eating: They’re Ornamental, Too
The author of “The Heirloom Gardener” offers tips for growing a garden of lush perennials you can put in a soup or add to a salad.
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A Bouquet of Songs for May Flowers
Tom Petty, Patrice Rushen, Billie Eilish and more.
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To See the Past and Predict the Future, Try ‘Reading’ a Landscape
How well do you know your own backyard? Noah Charney thinks you should take another look.
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Spring Means It’s Time to Plant Edinburgh’s Floral Clock
The Scottish capital has maintained this mix of horology and horticulture since its installation in 1903.
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Have a Small Outdoor Space and a Budget to Match? Follow These 7 Rules.
Here’s how to make the most of an outdoor space in the city — even if it’s small, awkwardly shaped or hemmed in by other buildings.
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Ethereal Dresses Inspired by Spring Flowers
This season, fashion is abloom with 3-D blossoms, delicate textures and colors worthy of a bouquet.
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These Native Plants Aren’t Weeds
Pollinators recognize a good thing when they see it — and so do gardeners in search of organic pest control. As one put it, “My prairie is my pesticide.”
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Lawns Draw Scorn, but Landscape Designers See Room for Compromise
Conventional turf lawns have come under attack. Landscape designers are using water-wise and native plants to balance green with “green.”
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Why This Eco-Friendly Gardener Doesn’t Cut Down Dead Trees
Basil Camu is on a mission to save trees, even the dying ones. His unconventional approach: Let it be.
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How Do You Turn ‘Urban Decay’ Into a Garden?
Apiary Studio in Philadelphia works with whatever a site holds to create landscapes that match the city’s aesthetic: “gritty, punk, improvised, layered with history.”