BBC NEWS | UK | Kew to open botanical art gallery - Annotated

London’s Kew Gardens is to open the world’s first gallery dedicated to botanical art works - some of which have never been seen by the public.

Kew has a vast collection of more than 200,000 art works.
Some of the illustrations of extinct […]

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PlantRight: Spread the Word - Annotated

You can help protect California wildlands! Always choose non-invasive alternatives for your own garden.

Download and share the list of invasive plants and their suggested alternatives for your region.

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Death of an ecosystem: perspectives on western white pine ecosystems of North America at the end of the twentieth century Annotated
The effective loss of western white pine (Pinus monticola Dougl.) in the white pine ecosystem has far-reaching effects on the sustainability of local forests and both regional and global forestry issues. Continuing trends in […]

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Invasive Notes: Butterflies and Smithsonian; Invasive Species and You Annotated

We plant flowers for the adults on the one hand, while at the same time working diligently to remove all traces of the caterpillar which is busy eating our plants. In other words, we remove the native host plants which provide a food source for […]

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American Society of Landscape Architects: Welcome Annotated

A green roof replaces traditional roofing with a lightweight, living system of soil, compost, and plants.

The plants–and the dirt and gravel that hold them–filter rainwater and some of its pollutants. The plants produce oxygen that help clean the air. A green roof reduces a building’s heating and cooling […]

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