But that’s just the beginning: If you want a living fence or something to feed livestock or material for a natural burial, there’s a willow for you.
Category: Flowers and Plants
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For a Ukrainian Gardener, Flowers Offer a Way Forward
When war came to her country, Alla Olkhovska had been planning to open a rare-plants nursery. Now her Clematis seeds have an international following.
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If You’re Thinking About Growing Onions From Seed, It’s Time to Get Started
Now is the time to buy onion seeds, which are cheaper and come in more interesting varieties than mail-order transplants. Here’s what you need to know.
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Annual Vines Can Transform Your Garden in a Single Season. Here’s How.
Whether you want cut flowers or a striking vertical display, these seeds will flourish in no time — given the right support.
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In an 18th-Century Tavern, a Different Kind of Holiday Market
Dozens of makers gathered at the restaurant Stissing House, in New York’s Hudson Valley, for a celebration of craft and local creativity.
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This Seed Season, Consider a Catalog That Takes a Different Approach
At Turtle Tree Seed, adults with developmental differences work “side by side” with other staff to produce seed that’s more artisanal than agribusiness.
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The T Predictor: What We’ll Be Obsessing Over in 2024
We asked 46 artists, filmmakers, chefs and other creative people to forecast next year’s cultural trends. (Spoiler: We’re all going to be wearing a lot of brown.)
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The Wild Beauty of Moss
The inconspicuous plant is now the unexpected star of many naturalistic arrangements.
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What’s the Easiest Houseplant? Many Experts Will Give You One Answer.
Bromeliads tend to have an “easy disposition” that allows them to flourish in low light with infrequent watering. And that’s not the only remarkable thing about them.
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If You Plant Milkweed, They Will Come. (And Not Just the Butterflies.)
These underappreciated plants attract a “hungry throng” of beneficial insects. They’re not bad to look at, either.
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The New Plant Keepers
A cadre of creative types now cares for the hundreds of thousands of corporate plants in New York City, one leaf at a time.
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What Kind of Year Has It Been for Gardeners? An Aggravating One.
From spongy moth caterpillars to torrential rains, this garden season has been plagued by one challenge after another.