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Dainty Invader: the Deptford Pink - The flower is an uninvited lovely of New York’s woods.
Letter of Recommendation: Pothos - A forgiving houseplant, perfect for the irresponsible novice.
Edible Blossoms to Brighten Your Plate - Snip off the flowering tops of herbs to make a colorful compound butter for fish, chicken, vegetables or toast.
At Olmsted, a Living Memory of a Farm-to-Table Meal - Customers at this Brooklyn restaurant can take home a plant from the restaurant’s garden.

Predicting future outcomes in the natural world - When pesticides and intentional fires fail to eradicate an invasive plant species, declaring biological war may be the best option, say researchers.
Panda love spreads to benefit the planet - Loving pandas isn't just a feel-good activity. Recent work shows China's decades of defending panda turf have been good not just for the beloved bears, but also protects habitat for other valuable plants and animals, boosts biodiversity and fights climate change.
Australian origin likely for iconic New Zealand tree - Ancestors of the iconic New Zealand Christmas Tree, Phutukawa, may have originated in Australia, new fossil research suggests.

Belize’s biggest nature reserve threatened with illegal dam - Fauna & Flora International’s Belizean partner discovers illegal encroachment on the country’s most important protected area.
Photo story: Madagascar’s famous “upside down tree” - Captivating photos of the island’s fantastic but endangered baobab tree.
Pulling the tablecloth out from under essential metabolism - Most organisms share the biosynthetic pathways for making crucial nutrients because it is is dangerous to tinker with them. But now a collaborative team of scientists has caught plants in the process of altering where and how cells make an essential amino acid.