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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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