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By Brittany Allen | July 25, 2025

Trees of Life and Knowledge: Jamaica Kincaid on Colonialism, Gardening, and Worshipping Her Plants

Trees of Life and Knowledge: Jamaica Kincaid on Colonialism, Gardening, and Worshipping Her Plants

The Author of “An Encyclopedia of Gardening for Colored Children” in Conversation with Sandra Guzmán

By Sandra Guzmán | January 3, 2025

The best flowers in literature.

The best flowers in literature.

By Emily Temple | April 11, 2023

Scientific, Sexual and Sentimental: What Frida Kahlo Saw in the Orchid

Scientific, Sexual and Sentimental: What Frida Kahlo Saw in the Orchid

Erica Hannickel on an Artist's Plant-Filled Life

By Erica Hannickel | December 6, 2022

Why Maurice Harris Calls Himself the Beyoncé of Flowers

Why Maurice Harris Calls Himself the Beyoncé of Flowers

The Quarantine Tapes">In Conversation with Paul Holdengräber on The Quarantine Tapes

By The Quarantine Tapes | April 14, 2022

Rebecca Solnit on the Myriad Meanings of the Rose

Rebecca Solnit on the Myriad Meanings of the Rose

“Flowers are powerful, and all human beings lead lives intertwined with them.”

By Rebecca Solnit | October 19, 2021

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