Richard DeGrandpre discusses obsessions, sustainability, and the economy of houseplants. “If you’re getting into houseplants, give up on the obsession for what’s trending or rare (such as unusual variegation and colours). Develop a passion for what’s …
How biodiversity loss is jeopardising the drugs of the future
From willow bark to mosquitoes, nature has been a source of vital medications for centuries. But species die-off caused by human activity is putting this at risk What will biodiversity loss mean for drug discovery?Traditionally used as a painkiller for…
Houseplant of the week: Ficus lyrata | Gynelle Leon
In our new column, the founder of the plant shop Prick looks at this highly popular tree, loved for its big, glossy, fiddle-shaped leavesWhy will I love it?Ficus lyrata is the most popular indoor tree right now, loved for its unusual glossy leaves: wit…
サハラ砂漠周辺に増えゆく「円形菜園」は、砂漠化を食い止められるか
アフリカ西海岸のセネガルに、まるで人間の目のような形をした円形菜園が次々にできている。その狙いは、緑を増やすことで進行する砂漠化を食い止めることにある。
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My towering agave plant is in full bloom – but it’s a bittersweet bonanza | Adrian Chiles
The century plant outside my flat grew a monstrous stalk this summer. I have since learned this means its days are numbered – which has painted it in a whole new lightThere is a great big plant outside the flats where I live that looks bewildered to fi…
Houseplants be like: due to personal reasons I will be passing away.
Dramatic Houseplants (it’s just a subreddit, but a good one)
Put yourself on the map
Take a plant. Leaf a plant.
Hello hawthorn! £10m sand dunes project brings plants back to life
Traditionally, scrub has been allowed to swamp England and Wales’s sand dunes, but now they are being set freeA few dark clouds, remnants of the storm that whipped up the North Sea the night before, still hang in the big Lincolnshire skies, above a coa…
Rewilding: should we bring the lynx back to Britain?
Reintroducing the big cats could control deer numbers and enrich ecosystems but farmers and the public need reassurance, say expertsThe maverick rewilder Derek Gow is wearing an extremely small pair of coral pink shorts as he introduces his three new E…
Micro marvels: Levon Biss captures seeds close up – in pictures
“As a boy, my main interest in nature was finding the tallest tree to climb,” says the British photographer Levon Biss. However, after travelling the world, his curiosity shifted to nature’s most minuscule structures. For his photo series The Hidden Be…