Some of the most visually appealing ones are also delicious. Here’s how to choose — and grow — the best ones.
Category: Gardens and Gardening
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How to Choose a Houseplant for Your Home
Rule No. 1: “You don’t have to just have a plain-Jane green plant.” But here’s what you do have to do — to find the right plant and maintain it.
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Why Are We Living With Such Ugly Succulents and Cactuses?
Lumpy and weirdly shaped plants are a reminder of what can still grow under harsh conditions.
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The Lethal Beauty of the Gloriosa Lily
Regal and otherworldly, it has enchanted florists with its flamelike form and incendiary colors. But the bloom is every bit as dangerous as it looks.
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Meet Ira Wallace, the Godmother of Southern Seeds
For a quarter of a century, Ira Wallace has nurtured seeds and gardeners: ‘When you say her name in our community, all this love comes up.’
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It’s OK to Get Carried Away When You’re Shopping for Flower Seeds
Here’s how to make sure those impulse catalog purchases result in happy surprises — not buyer’s remorse.
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After a Frantic Year, It’s Time for ‘Slow Birding’
A new book borrows from the slow food movement to propose a more thoughtful, less competitive form of bird-watching.
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Holiday Gift Guide: What T Magazine Editors Are Eyeing
Whimsical signet rings, sculptural menorahs, rocklike crayons — and more gifts we’re coveting this year.
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Destined for the Dump, Construction Waste Gets New Life in the Garden
A new program to reuse architectural mock-ups in community gardens is gaining interest as a way to keep them out of the landfill.
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Robbie Fairchild Celebrates a Different Kind of Opening Night
Robbie Fairchild, a Tony-nominated former principal dancer for the New York City Ballet, opens the doors to his floral-arrangement business.
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How to Read the Tree Leaves
A little knowledge of botany can be helpful, even if you’re an amateur gardener. Here are a few things you should know about what happens in the fall.
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Why the Showy, Short-Lived Hibiscus Is the Flower of Our Time
The plant’s grandiose blossoms are as dazzling as they are ephemeral — and, in an age of shortened attention spans, they’re having a resurgence.