Connections - The Forest Premeditated - Nurturing Illusions of Wildness in the New York Botanical Garden - NYTimes.com

This garden in the Bronx, for example, began in 1891, when the New York State Legislature carved out 250 acres of the city’s undeveloped land for “the collection and culture of plants, flowers, shrubs and trees.” It was […]

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Plants Found to Show Preferences for Their Relatives - NYTimes.com

By CAROL KAESUK YOON
Published: June 10, 2008

scientists have found evidence that the sea rocket is able to do something that no other plant has ever been shown to do.
The sea rocket, researchers report, can distinguish between plants that are related to it and those that […]

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Moss Makes a No-Care Lawn - New York Times

DEEP GREEN David Benner is an advocate of what he calls “the moss approach” to lawn maintenance.

 
By JANCEE DUNN
Published: May 1, 2008

Solebury, Pa.

Moss, which grows fast and hugs the ground, prevents soil erosion. Its density repels weeds. Deer do not snack on it. It can be walked […]

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Whitney Museum Unveils Its Downtown Sanctuary - New York Times

Mr. Piano’s project for a site on Gansevoort Street, west of Washington Street, is a striking departure from the ethereal glass creations that have made him a favorite of the art-world cognoscenti.

Mr. Piano has created a contemplative sanctuary where art reasserts its primary place in the […]

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To Save a Species from Extinction, Get People to Eat It - New York Times

Saving rare breeds and varieties saves cultural traditions, too. Among American plants and animals being catalogued are the moon and stars watermelon.

 
By KIM SEVERSON
Published: April 30, 2008

SOME people would just as soon ignore the culinary potential of the Carolina flying squirrel […]

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