Category Archives: as seen through art
The Weekly Botanical: April 24-May 1
The best botanical news of the week! Humboldt State University’s Herbarium recorded their final and 73,000 speciman in their new digital database. Many herbariums have been working at changing their information into a digital format so it can be linked
The Weekly Botanical: April 24-May 1
The best botanical news of the week! Humboldt State University’s Herbarium recorded their final and 73,000 speciman in their new digital database. Many herbariums have been working at changing their information into a digital format so it can be linked
The Weekly Botanical: April 16-23, 2012
An interesting take on invasive species, climate change and Thoreau Love this article. The first plant to be described by DNA, brings the two separate worlds of botany together. Check it out on Scientific American Not just plants, but all shapes
The Weekly Botanical: April 16-23, 2012
An interesting take on invasive species, climate change and Thoreau Love this article. The first plant to be described by DNA, brings the two separate worlds of botany together. Check it out on Scientific American Not just plants, but all shapes
Steel Cut Flowers, much different than steel cut oats.
Zadok Ben David created 12,000 steel flowers, all based on early botanical illustrations. The way the installation is presented, the mini sculpture flowers are resting in either a block or circle of white sand, and the field appears to be lifeless,
Steel Cut Flowers, much different than steel cut oats.
Zadok Ben David created 12,000 steel flowers, all based on early botanical illustrations. The way the installation is presented, the mini sculpture flowers are resting in either a block or circle of white sand, and the field appears to be lifeless,
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,
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
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 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
Greenroofs: fields, farms, houses
Greenroofs are smart for cities; they help the environment and draw a lot of attention. They manage to accomplish all of this by growing plants on an otherwise vacant space. By introducing plant life edible or not, a greenroof traps
Greenroofs: fields, farms, houses
Greenroofs are smart for cities; they help the environment and draw a lot of attention. They manage to accomplish all of this by growing plants on an otherwise vacant space. By introducing plant life edible or not, a greenroof traps
Erika Beyer : Botanical Illustrator Extraordinaire
An artist from the nature loving state of Oregon, Erika Beyer has a way with plants. The way she portrays them in her watercolor paintings transcends the usual botanical illustration. I especially love her depiction of the pollination symbiosis of Hesperoyucca whipplei
Erika Beyer : Botanical Illustrator Extraordinaire
An artist from the nature loving state of Oregon, Erika Beyer has a way with plants. The way she portrays them in her watercolor paintings transcends the usual botanical illustration. I especially love her depiction of the pollination symbiosis of Hesperoyucca whipplei
