Joining forces, a great map-making firm and an accomplished botanical illustrator created a wonder of the world. 

Are you on a journey this August? Having a staycation? Even better. No suitcase required to travel in David Rumsey’s stunning, searchable, magnifiable, historical and outright gorgeous collection

Who wants a flower that looks like a human organ?

There’s a fine line between magnificent and hideous. Steering clear of cultural minefields like the papacy, breast augmentation and John Wayne, we turn to Celosia argenta var. cristata . Garish and fuzzy, it hardly looks

For observant gardeners and introspective believers, there may be revelation in mullein and chicory.

Peonies and daffodils, of course. Chicory, Queen Anne’s Lace, oh yes. Violets and clover, mm…probably. Dandelions, probably not. Nut grass, like hell!

You, too, likely have botanical prejudices. And where whole

The Black Canary flies into action from her perch at Sherwood Florist.

Artistry, compassion, good-timing, industriousness, and enough forbearance to deal with brides. Such are the mighty virtues of florists. One might add humility, too, since flower shop owners tend to work anonymously, the unobtrusive

A “new” species of palm was discovered on the island of Madagascar, thanks to its flowering finale.

Botanists around the world are popping the corks over Tahina spectabilis , a gigantic palm tree just discovered (December 2006) in the northwest of Madagascar, even though the