Sometimes, doing research stinks. Quite literally. Corpse plants are rare, and seeing one bloom is even rarer. They open once every seven to 10 years, and the blooms last just two nights. But those ...

In “How Flowers Made Our World,” David George Haskell makes a case for their soft power. By Adam Nicolson Adam Nicolson is the author, most recently, of “Bird School: A Beginner in the Wood.” When you ...

Let’s get one thing clear right off the bat: I am not a green-fingered person. On the contrary, I am startlingly capable of killing even the most resilient plants, to the point that I once mismanaged ...