Plants & People

DIY Kokedama: Japanese-Style Houseplant Display With Moss Balls

Kokedama is a Japanese style of displaying houseplants in a ball of moss. Learn how to create a simple hanging kokedama of your own.

By Krissie Nagy

Brooklyn Botanic Garden in 1918: A Time of Pandemic, War, and Poverty

The Garden was founded in 1910, and just a short while later, the influenza pandemic emerged. School group attendance dropped to near zero and the conservatories closed, though for a different reason than they have now.

By Kathy Crosby

Using Carnivorous Plants for Wedding Centerpieces

Including pitcher plants, flytraps and other carnivorous plants in floral arrangements is very doable, and the results make wonderful, distinctive wedding centerpieces. Read about how I created our centerpieces and how you can do something similar.

By Will Lenihan

DIY Shibori with Indigo

Dye cotton cloth with indigo using shibori techniques.

By Lenna Pettersson

Q&A with Bonsai Gardener David Castro

By Sarah Gowanlock

Making a Midcentury Wedding Bouquet: A Cut-Flower Quest

The author decided to re-create her mother's wedding flowers for an anniversary celebration and learned that the floral industry has changed a lot in 60 years.

By Joni Blackburn

Bonsai: Small Tree, Big Heart

Bonsai can be translated from Japanese as “planted in a tray.” In fact, what is “planted” is not a plant at all. What is planted is essence, mood, and atmosphere.

By Julian Velasco