We asked six horticultural experts to debate and ultimately choose the places that’ve changed the way we look at — and think about — plants.
Category: Sustainable Living
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How Sarah Paiji Yoo, the Co-Founder of Blueland, Spends Her Sundays
Sarah Paiji Yoo, the co-founder of Blueland, spends her Sunday hunting for ice cream, avoiding single-use plastic and getting a foot massage with her husband.
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A New “Carbon-Positive” Hotel in Denver Takes Sustainabilty a Step Further
Amid a hospitality landscape in which many hotels have moved far beyond single-use plastics, how does the Populus in Denver measure up?
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How the Dutch National Opera Is Trying to Go Green
The Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam has made dramatic moves to go green, from the materials it uses in productions to the food it serves.
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Dickson Despommier, Who Championed Farming in Skyscrapers, Dies at 84
A microbiologist, he popularized “vertical farming” — raising crops in tall buildings — to remediate climate change and feed more people.
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Should Tulips Replace Roses for Valentine’s Day? Florists Think So.
Roses have long been the flower of choice for the holiday, but some see an opening for the humble tulip.
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Amsterdam Exhibition Explores How Humans Shaped Sheep
According to a new exhibition in Amsterdam, centuries of human intervention turned the animal into “a wool-producing machine with ears and eyes.”
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Why Coffee Prices Are Soaring (Again)
Wholesale coffee prices are trading near a 50-year high because of shortages related to extreme weather and increased global demand.
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A Modernist’s Dream on Copenhagen’s Harbor
A couple hired an architect with experience designing floating homes, after a decade of downsizing on dry land.
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In Japan, Designers Fit Big Ideas Into Tiny Homes
Some newer houses around the country are barely wider than a common family car.
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Kate Raworth Looked Beyond G.D.P. to Create ‘Doughnut Economics’
With “Doughnut Economics,” Kate Raworth looks instead at planetary well-being.