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• The Overlapping Plagues Quietly Devastating American Forests

  19-10-2026 17:55 via nytimes.com
  Trees are suffering one devastating epidemic after another, unleashed by insects and bacteria that enter the country because of global trade.
  
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• Tree Pandemics

  19-10-2026 11:01 via nytimes.com
  Species after species, American trees are suffering one devastating epidemic after another, unleashed by insects and bacteria that enter the country because of global trade.
  
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• Boglands Are Museums That Help Protect Us From Climate Change

  01-10-2026 17:12 via nytimes.com
  Bogs store carbon, and preserve histories too.
  
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• In an $80 Motel Room, a Discovery to Shed Light on the Origins of Life

  26-09-2026 11:00 via nytimes.com
  A scrappy science project led to a significant discovery: two new species of a rare organism that could elucidate a fundamental transition in the history of life on our planet.
  
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• Rain Could Be Intense This Fall. Here’s How to Help Your Garden Cope.

  23-09-2026 18:25 via nytimes.com
  With these tactics, bursts of heavy rain can become an asset rather than a liability.
  
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• The Doctor Is In: Advice on Giving Your Indoor Plants the Best Care

  15-09-2026 11:02 via nytimes.com
  The owner of two Manhattan plant shops finds that education is the biggest part of his business. tending to houseplants and their owners.
  
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• Scientists Discover the Earliest Evidence of Drug Use in Really Old Teeth

  09-09-2026 20:00 via nytimes.com
  A hunter-gatherer who lived in Indonesia as early as 25,000 years ago may have regularly sucked on betel nuts to release their psychoactive properties.
  
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• It Was Time for This Late Bloomer to Cultivate Her Garden

  09-09-2026 11:01 via nytimes.com
  A landscape designer collaborated with family members on a weekend house in Spain where building and garden seem to ‘melt into each other.’
  
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• In Brooklyn, a Landscape Designer Turned a Gray Roof Into a Green Roof

  09-09-2026 11:00 via nytimes.com
  The Brooklyn garage’s rooftop was a flat, empty surface. Then Julie Farris made it bloom.
  
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• In Cabo San Lucas, a Desert Oasis Gets a Refresh Decades Later

  08-09-2026 11:03 via nytimes.com
  How Margie Ruddick reimagined the garden she designed for a ‘martini modern’ house in Cabo San Lucas.
  
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• These Plants Have a Protein-Packed Diet, Too

  07-09-2026 11:02 via nytimes.com
  For many plant enthusiasts, carnivorous horticulture has become a gorgeous, and slightly gory, fascination.
  
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• Neighbors Rally After a Manhattan Preschool’s Corn Stalks Are Vandalized

  07-09-2026 11:02 via nytimes.com
  The students at Mis Amiguitos preschool may never know why someone ripped their corn stalks from an Upper East Side sidewalk. But they turned it into an opportunity.
  
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• In San Francisco, the Artist Joset Medina’s Walls Have Boundary Issues

  07-09-2026 11:00 via nytimes.com
  Joset Medina’s entire apartment is his canvas in the evolving project that he calls the “Unrestrained Garden.”
  
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• In Finland, a Velvety Bed for Old Souls

  07-09-2026 11:00 via nytimes.com
  Tom Simons spent years on the island of Molandet, near Helsinki, before he was inspired to create a garden from moss and lichen.
  
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• How Ancient Farmers Used Floral Designs to Track Goods

  07-09-2026 11:00 via nytimes.com
  A Mesopotamian culture’s decorated ceramics show some early roots of math, researchers argued.
  
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• Why the Sunflower Suddenly Looks Fresh Again

  04-09-2026 11:01 via nytimes.com
  Long considered commonplace and overly cheerful, the bloom is once more enchanting designers.
  
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• How to Save Your Vegetable Seeds to Plant Again

  01-09-2026 11:02 via nytimes.com
  As summer winds down, here’s how you can give next year’s garden a well-deserved head start.
  
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• In San Francisco, One Flower Can Stop the Doomscrolling

  31-08-2026 23:33 via nytimes.com
  One hundred years ago, dahlias became the city’s official flower. They have gained new popularity as an antidote to the modern world.
  
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• The Delight of San Francisco’s Dahlias

  29-08-2026 11:00 via nytimes.com
  One hundred years ago, dahlias became the city’s official flower. They have gained new popularity as an antidote to the modern world.
  
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• Laura Spector, Who Turned a Loathsome Vine Into Art, Dies at 71

  27-08-2026 18:35 via nytimes.com
  Using Asian bittersweet, the much-hated invasive species, she created whimsical rustic objects and enchanting furniture.
  
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• The Generation of Gardeners Combining Wildflower Seeds and Social Consciousness

  25-08-2026 11:00 via nytimes.com
  A new generation of green thumbs are creating beautifully designed seed packets to encourage the growth of lush gardens — and social consciousness.
  
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• Duffels Full of Khat Seized at Baltimore Airport’s Baggage Claim

  21-08-2026 02:52 via nytimes.com
  While Customs and Border Protection said it intercepted more than half a ton of the controlled substance, experts say far more of the East African plant makes it into the country.
  
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• Darwin Was Right: These Plants Are Carnivores

  04-08-2026 17:00 via nytimes.com
  Scientists have proved that a species of plant covered with sticky hairs is carnivorous, confirming Darwin’s 150-year-old hunch.
  
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• When the Fireflies Come Out to Play

  02-08-2026 09:00 via nytimes.com
  For a few weeks in the summer, they emerge from underground and perform their aerial light show, hoping to find some action.
  
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• An Artist Uses Plants as Her Muse

  28-07-2026 11:02 via nytimes.com
  A botanical illustrator extends a seductive invitation to learn the subtleties of the 600-odd plant families on the planet.
  
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• What Were the Lotus-Eaters Eating in Homer’s ‘Odyssey’?

  22-07-2026 22:13 via nytimes.com
  In Homer’s epic, Odysseus’s men eat something so powerful that they forget about home. Which plants could have produced such a soporific, narcotic and amnesiac effect?
  
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• An Executive’s Love of Roses Influenced His Brand

  21-07-2026 11:00 via nytimes.com
  Yves Piaget’s lifelong passion for blooms has been reflected in Piaget’s watches and jewelry.
  
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• 7 U.S. Botanical Gardens You Won’t Believe Are in the City

  20-07-2026 11:02 via nytimes.com
  Across America, botanical gardens large and small are perfect for a quick getaway where you can breathe fresh air, find a patch of shade and touch grass.
  
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• How to Grow Vegetables All Year Round

  14-07-2026 11:02 via nytimes.com
  An organic farmer reveals his system for sowing seeds, mapping crops and keeping your favorite lettuces, carrots and radishes sprouting from summer into winter.
  
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• A Flower-Filled Gathering on a Farm in New Jersey

  10-07-2026 17:38 via nytimes.com
  To celebrate a milestone anniversary, the beauty brand founder Yael Alkalay invited friends for floral distillation, scent-making and tea.
  
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• Going to a Party This Summer? Here’s What You Should Give.

  09-07-2026 11:03 via nytimes.com
  Ikebana vases, botanical paper crowns and more gift ideas that will delight your hosts.
  
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• Global Warming Could Ravage the Amazon’s Useful Plant Species, Study Finds

  08-07-2026 17:04 via nytimes.com
  Hotter temperatures and harsher droughts could cause Indigenous societies to lose many of the species they have used for medicine, rituals and more, scientists found.
  
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• I Wanted an Ecologically Responsible Garden. It Was Harder Than I Thought.

  07-07-2026 11:02 via nytimes.com
  The native plant movement says that we can combat environmental disaster from our own backyards. Is it really so simple?
  
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• Rashid Johnson and Sheree Hovsepian’s Art World Party in a Secret Garden on Minorca

  07-07-2026 11:01 via nytimes.com
  Just before the opening of an exhibition Rashid Johnson organized on the island, he and Sheree Hovsepian threw a soiree at their new residency.
  
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• Rashid Johnson

  07-07-2026 11:01 via nytimes.com
  Just before the opening of an exhibition Rashid Johnson organized on the island, he and Sheree Hovsepian threw a soiree at their new residency.
  
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• How to Make a Floral Arrangement That Will Last All Summer

  07-07-2026 11:01 via nytimes.com
  The artist Sourabh Gupta gives a step-by-step guide to crafting Icelandic poppies out of crepe paper.
  
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• How to Cook With Flowers: 3 Recipes With Edible Blossoms

  07-07-2026 11:01 via nytimes.com
  A trio of Philadelphia-based chefs share recipes for foods in which blossoms are more than mere garnish.
  
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• A Flower-Filled Party on a Farm in New Jersey

  07-07-2026 11:01 via nytimes.com
  To celebrate a milestone anniversary, the beauty brand founder Yael Alkalay invited friends for floral distillation, scent-making and tea.
  
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• ‘You Don’t Need a Special Occasion to Throw a Party’

  07-07-2026 11:00 via nytimes.com
  So says Isabel Castillo, a Mexico City restaurateur who combines opulent details with a laid-back attitude when she entertains at home.
  
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• On a Hot Night in Bangkok, a Dinner on the Sidewalk

  07-07-2026 11:00 via nytimes.com
  While visiting her hometown, the chef Rose Chalalai Singh partnered with friends on a meal that celebrated Thai ingredients and traditions.
  
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• Why It’s Best Not to Rush a Garden

  01-07-2026 17:47 via nytimes.com
  The designer Dan Pearson says intentionally creating landscapes slowly can produce the most inspiring results, as well as opportunities for fine-tuning later.
  
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• Why It’s Best Not to Rush a Relationship

  30-06-2026 11:01 via nytimes.com
  The designer Dan Pearson says intentionally creating landscapes slowly can produce the most inspiring results, as well as opportunities for fine-tuning later.
  
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• The Little Rituals That Prepare You for Sleep

  25-06-2026 11:01 via nytimes.com
  Origami, cleaning countertops, talking to plants — here are some ways readers wind down for the evening.
  
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• A Show for All Seasons: Henry Moore’s Art, Reborn in Open Air

  24-06-2026 11:13 via nytimes.com
  At the Kew Royal Botanic Gardens in London, a massive outdoor exhibition reveals a lifelong dialogue in the sculptor’s work between nature and human creations.
  
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• Flower Farms Are Emerging as Sought-After Wedding Venues

  14-06-2026 11:00 via nytimes.com
  Flower farms are emerging as sought-after wedding venues, offering both a sustainable and photogenic backdrop.
  
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• Scientists Measure Earth’s Vast Underground Fungal Webs

  11-06-2026 20:00 via nytimes.com
  With machine learning and a high-resolution imaging robot, scientists measured and mapped the extent of Earth’s carbon circulatory system.
  
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• You Love Your Native Garden. But Will Buyers Love It Too?

  10-06-2026 17:28 via nytimes.com
  For homeowners who have ‘rewilded’ their gardens into mini nature preserves, a moment of truth arrives when they prepare to sell.
  
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• A Land Artist Asks: What Will Be Left When I’m Not Here?

  10-06-2026 11:01 via nytimes.com
  Meg Webster creates works that are often fleeting. At 82, with a new show at the Paula Cooper Gallery, now she’s looking for a place in history.
  
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• A Gardening Guide to Large-Leaf Plants

  09-06-2026 11:01 via nytimes.com
  Managing the scale of your foliage can give your landscapes surprising ways to catch the eye.
  
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• Urban Light Pollution Might Be Worsening Allergies

  04-06-2026 11:00 via nytimes.com
  Light pollution prompts plants to shed pollen longer and stronger, according to new research.
  
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