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62 stories related to Plants

Cut grass
Here’s What Freshly Cut Grass Is Saying With Its Scent
2 minute read
3rd Ritual's Sun balm in a yellow squeeze tube, on top of a leaf and orange rind.
These Botanical Balms Soothe Body and Mind
1 minute read
A bundle of vetiver on a white background.
Why Vetiver Is Our Favorite Botanical Right Now
1 minute read
Five dye pots with colored fabrics inside them.
The Terroir of Natural Color Dyes
1 minute read
Manufactum's seed pot press next to a seedling.
The Perfect Press for Making D.I.Y. Seed Pots
1 minute read
Maison/Made's Extrait de Maison
Aromatic Face Oils, Made by Regenerative Farms in France
3 minute read
Weed joint
The Chemistry Behind Marijuana’s Skunky Scent
4 minute read
A closeup of two green leaves.
Renowned Perfumer Jean-Marc Chaillan’s Patchouli Obsession
1 minute read
A purple and gold canister of House of Waris Night of Nights tea.
Waris Ahluwalia on His Buzzy New Tea Brand
3 minute read
An assortment of brightly colored fruits and vegetables in close up.
The Ugliest, Most Delicious Produce You’ll Ever Eat
1 minute read
Marc J. Gian's book Aromatherapy: Essential Oils and the Power of Scent for Healing, Relaxation, and Vitality
How to Use Essential Oils to Improve Your Mind, Body, and Mood
2 minute read
Editions of animal photos on Andrew Zuckerman's website.
Andrew Zuckerman’s Exquisite Pictures of the Natural World, Newly Editioned
1 minute read
Ricotta on a carving board with a cheese grater and two pieces of okra.
Make Homemade Ricotta With This Simple Two-Ingredient Solution
2 minute read
Echinopsis oxygona. (Photo: Rouibi Dhia Eddine Nadjm)
These Fragrant Cacti and Succulents Spice Up Their Surroundings
3 minute read
A FarmBot waters a bed of herbs and vegetables.
Plot an Edible Home Garden With This Automated, Open-Source Bot
1 minute read
PlantWave device
A User-Friendly Device That Creates Ambient Music With Plants
5 minute read
A woman face-down on two rolls, in a grainy screenshot.
The Absurdly Wonderful @breadfaceblog
2 minute read
People planting a garden near a tree
A National Garden Program Connects Faith With the Environment, in Detroit and Beyond
6 minute read
Sacred Bones Records' Plantasia Black Vinyl Record
A Soul-Nourishing Album for Your Plants
3 minute read
A dew-covered white and pink rose.
Author and Curator Peter Kukielski on the Wonders of Roses in Bloom
4 minute read
Autumn trees viewed from above.
The Sweet, Sweet Scent of Fall, Explained
1 minute read
A bottle of Westwind Orchard maple syrup.
Westwind Orchard Makes the Tastiest Maple Syrup We’ve Ever Tried
3 minute read
Illustration of a tree with leaves next to a tree without leaves
The Natural World, in Book Form
2 minute read
A bowl of yellow squash and tomatoes.
This App Will Help Get Your Green Thumb Going
1 minute read
Alessia Resta in her plant-and-neon-filled apartment.
Apartment Botanist’s Alessia Resta on Being a “Plant Parent”
6 minute read
Small green sprouts emerging from wet soil.
The Heirloom Seeds You Should Plant This Season
1 minute read
Akebia flowers at the Hortus Arboretum and Botanical Gardens (left) and co-founders Allyson Levy and Scott Serrano (right). (Courtesy Chelsea Green Publishing)
From Their 21-Acre New York Estate, a Botanist Couple Propagates Plants and Gardening Know-How
4 minute read
A pair of Felco shears cutting a small branch.
The Perfect Hand Tools for Pruning Your Plants
1 minute read
Two bundles of palo santo sticks in a gold tray.
The Cleansing Craze Around Palo Santo
2 minute read
A hand holding a small button cactus next to a pot.
Beautify Your Cacti With These Custom Planters
1 minute read
Bright Orange turmeric root and powder on a green background.
Why Turmeric Is Everywhere Right Now
2 minute read
Breau on fire on a white stone.
This Amazonian Sap Will Ease Your Mind
1 minute read
A dark orange glass of génépy on a yellow background.
Stock Your Bar With This Lesser-Known Liqueur from the Alps
2 minute read
Truffle expert Rowan Jacobsen
Rowan Jacobsen Sniffs Out the Seductive Scent of Truffles
2 minute read
Perfumer Yann Vasnier
Yann Vasnier on the Fragrance World’s Renewed Interest in the Outdoors
4 minute read
Herbalist Rachelle Robinett
The Healing Power of Plants, According to an Herbalist
9 minute read
A wild looking bouquet of orange flowers on a blue background.
Entriken’s Katherine Carothers on Creating Beautiful Flower Arrangements at Home
3 minute read
A crinkled green tote bag on a white plinth.
A Waterproof, Washable Bag That’s Actually Environmentally Friendly
1 minute read
Wild Design book by Kimberly Ridley
Nature’s Functional Forms, Billions of Years in the Making
3 minute read
Canopy raised bed
Grow Your Own Food in This Modular Raised Garden Bed
3 minute read
Ormaie perfumes
This Natural Fragrance Brand Forgoes Synthetic Ingredients in Favor of Candor and Nostalgia
2 minute read
A hinoki bathtub in a concrete room with a small tree.
Hinoki Is the World’s Absolutely Best-Smelling Wood
2 minute read
Dram's Big Mood CBD dropper on a blue-green background.
Dram Apothecary’s Calming CBD Solution
1 minute read
Courtesy Parfum d’Empire
How a Spidery Weed Spawned This Sweet-Smelling Perfume
3 minute read
Rain soaked soil seen through a tangle of grass and plants.
That New Rain Smell, Explained
1 minute read
A bottle of perfume on a white background.
A Rose Perfume That Smells Like a Man
3 minute read
Incense burning on a pack of sticks on a red background.
The Best Japanese Incense Sticks Around
1 minute read
A closeup photo of a green peppermint stalk.
Why Peppermint Is Nature’s Best Insect Repellent
1 minute read
Lord Jones CBD bath salts
Achieve Full-Body Tranquility with These CBD Bath Salts and Bath Bombs
3 minute read
Edn's home garden with an assortment of herbs.
A Low-Maintenance Home Garden for the Botanically Challenged
1 minute read
A mosquito coil.
Plant-Based Extracts to Fend Off Mosquitoes This Summer
3 minute read
Steven Satterfield in a hat and jacket, on a gray background.
Whetstone Magazine Co-Founder and “Origin Forager” Stephen Satterfield on Food, Culture, and Identity
7 minute read
A closeup of Forthave Spirits' Brown coffee liqueur bottle.
Brooklyn’s Forthave Spirits Collaborates on a Liqueur With Café Integral
4 minute read
Two hands holding ground tea leaves in white cups.
How Iced Tea Came to Be
2 minute read
Cover of “The Seed Detective” (left). Adam Alexander (right). (Courtesy Chelsea Green Publishing)
“Seed Detective” Adam Alexander Imagines a Better World—Through Rare, Endangered, and Unusual Vegetable Varieties
5 minute read
Coconut pandan cookies from New York’s Kuih Café. (Courtesy Kuih Café)
The Sweet, Adaptable Aroma of Southeast Asia’s Pandan Plant
4 minute read
Matcha tea in a chawan in front of a matcha whisk.
Kettl’s Zach Mangan on Identifying Top-Quality Matcha
3 minute read
White and red flowers with green leaves on a solid black background.
Horticulturist Ken Druse on Exploring the World of Botanical Fragrance
2 minute read
Awapuhi plant
Awapuhi, a Cousin of the Ginger Plant, Is Nature’s Shampoo
2 minute read
A chocolate bar with a green leaf inside.
Has Casa Bosques Created the Most Incredible Chocolate Bar Ever?
4 minute read
A yellow plate half filled with black beans.
Food Artist Laila Gohar Simply Can’t Get Enough of Beans
6 minute read
Various scented objects archived in trays.
Mandy Aftel’s Willy Wonka–Like Wonderland of Curious Scents
2 minute read