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• It’s Time to Plant, but First Take a Crash Course on Cultivars

  14-04-2026 11:02 via nytimes.com
  An expert explains how to choose the sexiest cultivated varieties of native plants that will also deliver the best ecological performance.
  
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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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• 9 Missing After Deadly Implosion at Washington State Paper Mill

  28-05-2026 01:05 via nytimes.com
  
  At least two people were killed, and eight others were injured after a tank imploded at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging plant in Longview, Washington, on Tuesday.
  
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• Cycling in the Dutch Countryside, With a Riverboat as a Base

  27-05-2026 17:10 via nytimes.com
  A weeklong, self-guided Netherlands biking tour, whose base is a riverboat, offers participants plenty of opportunities to get hopelessly, and entertainingly, lost.
  
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• At Chelsea Flower Show, a Gnome Controversy and Some ‘Good British Madness’

  26-05-2026 16:09 via nytimes.com
  At the prestigious garden show, attendees jockeyed to buy prizewinning blooms and debated the role of whimsy as a ban on garden gnomes was temporarily lifted.
  
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• Sometimes, the Best Way to Explore a Landscape Is to Sit Down

  26-05-2026 11:02 via nytimes.com
  Madoo, in Sagaponack, N.Y., is giving visitors a different way to view a garden, with outdoor seating in a variety of styles and colors.
  
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• A Sexy Garden Ruffles the Chelsea Flower Show

  21-05-2026 06:01 via nytimes.com
  At the marquee event of the U.K. gardening calendar, one designer wants horticultural enthusiasts to consider the birds and the bees.
  
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• Trump, the Audits and the Payout Fund

  20-05-2026 19:45 via nytimes.com
  Readers respond to news that the I.R.S. would be barred from pursuing tax claims against President Trump, his family or his businesses. Also: Protecting precious places; growing native plants.
  
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• Brides Are No Longer Tossing the Bouquet. They’re Keeping It.

  16-05-2026 11:00 via nytimes.com
  Some newlyweds, rethinking an old custom that puts a premium on marriage, are making more sustainable arrangements.
  
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• Wait, Is That Poison Ivy? A Quiz.

  16-05-2026 02:02 via nytimes.com
  Test your ability to spot poison ivy and oak before they give you a rash.
  
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• The Sheer Joy of Cut Flowers

  12-05-2026 11:01 via nytimes.com
  Sarah Raven, the celebrated British gardener, indulges her obsession with homegrown cutting gardens and shares tips on creating spectacular arrangements.
  
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• Chaos Gardening: A Laid-Back Way to Garden

  10-05-2026 15:09 via nytimes.com
  Welcome to chaos gardening, a laid-back way to turn a patch of ground into a riot of color.
  
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• Tiny Love Stories: ‘I Could Feel Him Watching Me’

  06-05-2026 20:00 via nytimes.com
  Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
  
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• How to Mulch: 7 Dos and Don’ts

  05-05-2026 11:01 via nytimes.com
  Shredded organic matter is a boon to beds, borders and edible gardens. Here’s how to use it.
  
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• A Love Letter to Dying Things

  03-05-2026 13:37 via nytimes.com
  It’s May Day weekend, and much of Europe is celebrating spring — and the sanctity of flowers. We wanted to do that, too.
  
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• A Love Letter to a Beautiful, Dying Thing

  03-05-2026 08:28 via nytimes.com
  On May Day, we reflect on the sanctity of flowers.
  
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• Peter Raven Dies at 89; Botanist Warned of Perils of Climate Change

  29-04-2026 20:29 via nytimes.com
  He transformed the Missouri Botanical Garden into an international research hub and laid out the existential threats posed by deforestation and unchecked development.
  
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• Peter Raven, 89, Dies; Botanist Warned of the Perils of Climate Change

  29-04-2026 19:36 via nytimes.com
  He transformed the Missouri Botanical Garden into an international research hub and laid out the existential threats posed by deforestation and unchecked development.
  
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• A Guide to Colorful Flower Gardens

  28-04-2026 11:03 via nytimes.com
  There are painstaking decisions to make before the oranges, blues and yellows are just where you want them.
  
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• The Cherry Blossom Defenders of Roosevelt Island

  23-04-2026 11:02 via nytimes.com
  As “springstagrammers” descend on the island during peak bloom, dozens of locals have volunteered to politely deter visitors from damaging the trees.
  
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• The Best Planter Pots for Your Indoor Garden, at a Range of Prices

  23-04-2026 02:52 via nytimes.com
  When it comes to freshening up a space, these pots pull their weight.
  
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• The Latest Trend in Wedding Fashion: the Bouquet ‘Purse’

  19-04-2026 11:02 via nytimes.com
  Once popular in the Victorian era, flower “purses,” crafted of faux and real flowers, are being carried down the aisle with a handle or grasped like a clutch.
  
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• The Flowers and Plants to Know by Name

  17-04-2026 21:10 via nytimes.com
  The most culturally important flora in the world — and how to spot them.
  
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• Tiny Love Stories: ‘Embarrassed Yet Unable to Stop’

  15-04-2026 18:52 via nytimes.com
  Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
  
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• Witnessing the Shift in Cape Town’s Gardens and Green Spaces

  15-04-2026 11:01 via nytimes.com
  Visits to three green spaces in and around the South African city reveal a shift in the country’s botanical world, which has long been seen as the province of the white population.
  
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• The Most Beautiful Indoor Gardens T Magazine Has Covered

  14-04-2026 22:53 via nytimes.com
  Homes that have successfully brought the outside in.
  
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• M.F.A. Boston Celebrates 50 Years of Flowers and Art

  14-04-2026 11:00 via nytimes.com
  The annual “Art in Bloom” exhibition began in 1976 and has spawned similar events at other museums across the country.
  
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• Everything You Need to Know to Start a Garden

  09-04-2026 16:24 via nytimes.com
  Everything you need to know to cultivate the green space of your dreams.
  
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• Peony Tulips and Transcendent Eye Contact

  08-04-2026 23:42 via nytimes.com
  Plus, a new game from the creator of Wordle.
  
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• Iconic Fashion Shows Where Flowers and Plants Were the Stars

  07-04-2026 01:06 via nytimes.com
  With these mostly spring presentations, the designers went deep on their love of flowers and plants.
  
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