How ‘plant messiah’ Carlos Magdalena rescues endangered species from near extinction
The horticulturist travels the world in search of troubled species to propagate. His motivation? “Plants are the alchemists of our universe.” ...
After a local disaster, Tayshan Hayden-Smith helps neighborhoods rebuild—with plants
The former pro soccer player has returned home to London with a plan to rejuvenate the city’s neighborhoods—and empower its young people—with urban gardening.
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These portraits of insects aren’t actually insects at all
This story appears in the August 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. Tropical plants aren’t abundant in the northern latitudes of Montreal, Canada. Nor are the planet’s most diverse ...