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Plant Talk

How To, Videos

Painting with Plants

Posted in How To, Videos

Kids can make their own watercolor paintings with plant materials found in your yard or kitchen. Read More

How To, Plant Science

A Dominican Tea for Cold Winter Evenings

Posted in How To, Plant Science

Plants, after all, are not always innocuous. Some, like food-grade castor oil from Ricinus communis, require extensive Read More

Inside our Collections, Plant Science

In Search of Thomas Edison’s Botanical Treasures

Posted in Inside our Collections, Plant Science

The quiet corridors of the William and Lynda Steere Herbarium here at The New York Botanical Garden are lined with steel cabinets where preserved plant ... Read More

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