Botanica
‘Botany, the science of the vegetable kingdom, is one of the most attractive, most useful, and most extensive departments of human knowledge. It is, above every other, the science of beauty.’ – Sir Joseph Paxton
Here you’ll find all sorts of juicy botanically inspired information. The more obscure and curious, the better. Think plant sex, history, zombie plants, plant profiles, plant mythology and more.
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Saving Seeds With Jac Semmler, Seed Queen
Botanica, How-ToSave those seeds! Jac Semmler will show you how.
Calling all Citizen Scientists and Dead Tree Detectives
BotanicaDust off your Hamburg hat, dig out your camera and get your notebook ready. There’s a mystery unfolding across Australia, and your help is needed to unravel it.
Seven Billion Burnt Trees
BotanicaA conversation about plants and bushfire with Brett Summerell, Chief Botanist at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.
Stefan Burger is a Cacti Chaser
BotanicaStefan is the real, spiky, deal. We chat with him about his cacti hunting adventures in Chile, weird plant adaptations and more.
In the Stars: Astro-Gardening and Horticultural Horoscopes
BotanicaWhat can your zodiac sign tell you about your gardening persona?
Microbial Love: An Earthy Chat With the Land Gardeners
Botanica, HarvestA guide to deep soil appreciation with two of the most fanatical composters we've ever met.
Dancing with Diversity: Climate-Proofing Nardoo Hills Reserve
BotanicaAn innovative and ambitious approach to restoration ecology at Nardoo Hills Bush Heritage reserve
Seeking Refuge: How Australian Plants use Soil for Shelter
BotanicaRobert Champion explores the clever fire-shelter tactics of Australian plants.
In a Tangle: the Debate over New Zealand’s Small Leaved Shrubs
BotanicaRobert Champion untangles the mystery of New Zealand's small leaved, divaricating plants.
Bonsai and the Cult of Cute
Botanica, CultureAn exploration of our obsession with the tiny world of bonsai!
A Trillion Trees Can Save the World
Botanica, CultureThe simple solution you can put into action to kick climate change to the curb!
Battlefield Botanicals: Plant Use During War
BotanicaThe bloodstained history of plants as healers, harmers and sustenance in warfare.
Zombie Plants!
BotanicaWhat is dead may never die, as these resurrected zombie/mutant plants will show you...
Horticultural Therapy: Finding Ground in Nature
Botanica, CultureKathryn Tam takes us on a mindfulness walk in the New York Botanical Gardens.
Stefano Mancuso’s Nation of Plants
BotanicaAn upcoming exhibition from neurobiologist & author Stenfano Mancuso explores the concept of plants as living & sentient beings.
Madness and Wonder: An Excerpt from The Gardener’s Year
Botanica, CultureAn excerpt from Karel Čapek's glorious book, The Gardener's Year
The World’s Ugliest Plants
Botanica, CultureIs a gerbera uglier than a penis shaped plant that stinks of rotting meat?