“She was a ray of sunshine to so many people,” said Natalie Prince, a Windsor florist who said she had sold 8,000 sunflowers on Saturday.
Tag: Flowers and Plants
In Ukraine, a Beekeeper Hunkers Down With His ‘Frontline Bees’
With nearby sunflower fields unplanted and rockets overhead, a Ukrainian’s bees ventured toward the battlefront and returned with a bumper crop.
‘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.
Monarch Butterflies Are Placed on IUCN Red List
Researchers cited climate change and habitat loss. But they also said the public can help give the insects a boost.
Stop Picking Endangered Phallic Plant, Cambodia Warns
In Cambodia, video of women suggestively joking around with a protected carnivorous specimen prompted a government admonition: Hands off, people.
Meet the Hot New Houseplant
A new “It” plant is here, if you can keep it alive.
Fragrance Maker Dares to Sniff ‘What Life Really Smells Like’
Crafting scents that demand a brave nose, and leading smelling tours through a landscape in Catalonia painted by Dalí, an evangelist of odor urges people to catch a whiff of the “sublime.”
In South Africa, Poachers Now Traffic in Tiny Succulent Plants
Police search the desert trying to track down the poachers selling Conophytums to collectors worldwide, threatening to wipe out rare plants in the wild.
Ways to Improve the Planet After Covid
As the pandemic and lockdowns dragged on and on over the past year, most of us longed only for the day when the world would return to what it was before Covid-19 entered our vocabulary. For others, though, the months of seclusion led them to search for…
In Dense, Urban Japan, Flowers Bring Beauty and Solace
In densely packed Tokyo, flora is abundant in unassuming places. Hunting for it, as I learned, can lighten life’s loads.