“GROWING IN THE mud, and yet so clean, the lotus is a symbol of purity,” writes the Sri Lankan historian Ananda K. Coomaraswamy in his 1913 book “The Arts and Crafts of India & Ceylon.” The lotus pool ...

I made this oak’s acquaintance courtesy of “Plants for the Winter Garden” (Timber Press, 2024), by Warren Leach. The author ...

After going dark last year due to the war in Gaza, the Cairo Film Festival now returns with a super-sized program and a more ...

And there you have it, folks – 14 hidden gems in Wisconsin where you can savor perfectly cooked prime rib. From lakeside ...

There’s something so hypnotic about a flower baby name. There are so many wonderful options out there, and they become quite ...

In Portugal in 1974, she spontaneously gave red carnations to soldiers on their way to ending a dictatorship in what became ...

But that’s not the only beautiful winter flower to chase away winter blues. There’s winter daphne, known for its white to ...

The stench of a rare corpse flower make us retch. But you’re not the target – the plant wants to lure carrion beetles and ...

Now that the weather is cooling, you might notice that some of the plants we encounter look nothing like their mid-summer ...

When it blooms, this stinky flower releases chemicals that smell like rotting flesh to attact pollinators, such as carrion ...

In the Australian city Geelong, just south of Melbourne, thousands are lining up for the rare chance to see – and smell – an unusual plant.

I am writing this review as a warning to others: DO NOT ORDER FROM AVAS FLOWERS. My aunt passed away last week, and I thought it would be a kind gesture to order flowers from Avas Flowers for her ...