… the world of fashion has stumbled on one of our great loves—fungi. Lately, Vogue magazine and other media have picked on the trend of fungi-inspired fashion and design. Since the global pandemic began, designers have been turning to the earthy aesthetics … Mycelium—a network of tiny “threads” that links plants together to share water and nutrients—is an irresistible metaphor for connection and harmony. Designer Stella McCartney is making …
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… extinct, of course, like passenger pigeons, Carolina parakeets, ivory-billed woodpeckers, and Labrador ducks. I had read the life histories of these species and marveled at descriptions … losses were in the past. Unfortunately, the loss of species has not stopped, or lessened, but is increasing at an ever-greater pace, and we are now in what is referred to as the Sixth Mass … and expand, the Garden will be lucky enough to have a pair of these majestic birds nesting on site in one of the large cottonwoods ringing our lake system. Until then, keep your eyes to the …
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… heart-shaped leaves, which are often marbled with silver. “They prefer cooler temperatures, and a bright indirect location indoors.” …
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… genus Dendrobium alone. Dendrobium macrophyllum was one of the first orchids to be described and illustrated—in John Lindley’s Sertum Orchidaceum in 1838. Like many plants in the genus, it …
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… A one-of-a-kind orchid Photo by Ecuagenera.com While many genera in the orchid family have hundreds, or even thousands of species, the genus Frondaria (Latin for “a crown of leaves”) has just one—and you’d have to travel to the mountainous forests of the Andes to see it. Even then you’d have …
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… these plants provide to a landscape can not be denied. Not hardy, the tubers should be dug and overwintered in a frost free location until all danger of frost has passed the following …
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… long-lasting color to any garden. This formal decorative cultivar grows to 4 feet in height and produces regular 4-inch blooms suitable for cutting. With regular deadheading, dahlias will …
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… well drained orchid mix in sunny, consistently warm humid conditions with good air movement and avoid letting water stand in the leaf axils for best results. …
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… identified by its heart-shaped evergreen leaves, Brunnera macrophylla grows to between 12 and 18 inches in height. Plant great forget-me-not under trees in a woodland garden or at the …
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… woodlands. Rare for asters, this species tolerates partial shade. It thrives in open woodlands and along the edge of woodlands, growing best in moderate to dryish soils. Pollinating insects …
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