Why We Should All Be Chasing Acorns Oaks are keystone plants, the central life form upon which so many other species in the ecosystem depend.
What’s That Oddball Conifer? A Japanese Umbrella Pine. It may be called a pine, but it isn’t a member of the pine family. And no, those lustrous, oversized needles aren’t plastic.
In Sussex, a Floral Designer Finds New Life in an Untamed Garden After reluctantly moving into a tumbledown 17th-century English cottage, Milli Proust has created a gorgeously unruly and varied source for her craft.
In California, Where Trees Are King, One Hardy Pine Has Survived for 4,800 Years In a harsh alpine desert, the Great Basin bristlecone pines abide amid climate change. Among them is the oldest tree on Earth (if you can find it).
‘Magic in Her Hands.’ The Woman Bringing India’s Forests Back to Life Tulsi Gowind Gowda has spent most of her more than 80 years planting and nurturing trees in southern India. “I like them more than anything else in my life,” she said.