Monthly Archives: March 2012
The Weekly Botanical: March 23-30, 2012
The week’s compilation of my favorite botanical related news: Friends turn mountain into luscious forest: featured image. University of Tennessee leads Wildflower Pilgrimage in the Great Smokey Mountains: A tradition in its 66 year. Technicolor Arabidopsis: It looks like a
The Weekly Botanical: March 23-30, 2012
The week’s compilation of my favorite botanical related news: Friends turn mountain into luscious forest: featured image. University of Tennessee leads Wildflower Pilgrimage in the Great Smokey Mountains: A tradition in its 66 year. Technicolor Arabidopsis: It looks like a
An Olmsted Masterpiece: The Biltmore Estate
In the 1890′s, George Washington Vanderbilt built the largest house in America, and who better to devise the grounds than Frederick Law Olmsted. Only the finest were allowed to grace this extravagant vacation mansion, and so it was that Olmsted,
An Olmsted Masterpiece: The Biltmore Estate
In the 1890′s, George Washington Vanderbilt built the largest house in America, and who better to devise the grounds than Frederick Law Olmsted. Only the finest were allowed to grace this extravagant vacation mansion, and so it was that Olmsted,
First Native Blossom-Sanguinaria canadensis
Since moving to Syracuse in the fall, I have anxiously awaited the spring so I can begin hunting for native flora. It’s much easier to determine the species and the photos are more exciting when the plants are in bloom.
First Native Blossom-Sanguinaria canadensis
Since moving to Syracuse in the fall, I have anxiously awaited the spring so I can begin hunting for native flora. It’s much easier to determine the species and the photos are more exciting when the plants are in bloom.
Every botanist must experience the Glass Flowers at Harvard
The Ware Collection of Glass Models of Plants at the Harvard Museum of Natural History should be on every botanists must-see list. It might be the greatest work of botanical art, and most scientific glass work ever created. Made over
Every botanist must experience the Glass Flowers at Harvard
The Ware Collection of Glass Models of Plants at the Harvard Museum of Natural History should be on every botanists must-see list. It might be the greatest work of botanical art, and most scientific glass work ever created. Made over
Cornell corpse plant in full bloom
Yesterday, I drove to Ithaca to see and smell the corpse plant (Amorphophallus titanum). The photos barely capture the beauty of this inflorescence, and I’m sorry there isn’t a way to post smells onto wordpress. The smell it emitted was
Cornell corpse plant in full bloom
Yesterday, I drove to Ithaca to see and smell the corpse plant (Amorphophallus titanum). The photos barely capture the beauty of this inflorescence, and I’m sorry there isn’t a way to post smells onto wordpress. The smell it emitted was
Botanical Tattoo
While wandering the night streets of Columbus Ohio in search of a sour beer we came upon Bodega, a low-key bar equipped with a plethora of fermented choices. While enjoying our success, we met some local bike mechanics, one, the
Botanical Tattoo
While wandering the night streets of Columbus Ohio in search of a sour beer we came upon Bodega, a low-key bar equipped with a plethora of fermented choices. While enjoying our success, we met some local bike mechanics, one, the
The Weekly Botanical: March 9-16, 2012
The Weekly Botanical is a compilation of my favorite plant-related news from the week: A corpse plant (Amorphophallus titanum) is in bloom at Cornell University. They have a live webcam focused on the inflorescence. Checking in on it for the last
The Weekly Botanical: March 9-16, 2012
The Weekly Botanical is a compilation of my favorite plant-related news from the week: A corpse plant (Amorphophallus titanum) is in bloom at Cornell University. They have a live webcam focused on the inflorescence. Checking in on it for the last
The Weekly Botanical: March 1 – 8, 2012
Out of Binghamton University came the cover article of the March 1 issue of Nature. The discovery and understanding of a fossilized forest floor dating to 385 million years ago. Scientists since the 1800′s have discovered fossils of ancient plants
The Weekly Botanical: March 1 – 8, 2012
Out of Binghamton University came the cover article of the March 1 issue of Nature. The discovery and understanding of a fossilized forest floor dating to 385 million years ago. Scientists since the 1800′s have discovered fossils of ancient plants
The free gardens of Columbus Ohio
My first visit to a topiary garden was this past weekend in Columbus. Before we arrived I had anticipated shrubs shaped into unicorns and teddy bears with hopes that Edward Scissorhands would be the groundskeeper. This wasn’t the case. If
The free gardens of Columbus Ohio
My first visit to a topiary garden was this past weekend in Columbus. Before we arrived I had anticipated shrubs shaped into unicorns and teddy bears with hopes that Edward Scissorhands would be the groundskeeper. This wasn’t the case. If
