“Gardens are gateways to cultures,” said Brandon Tam, associate curator of the orchid collection at the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, as he unlocked the door to ...

Spring has crept in early, but there is still a chance to fling yourself into a final act of winter by savoring orchids in moist, luxuriant greenhouses. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens stands as a ...

In the far reaches of western North Carolina on 8,000 acres, sits the largest dwelling in the United States, the Biltmore House. George Vanderbilt II modeled his 1895 country retreat after a chateaux ...

Smithsonian Gardens’ 28th annual orchid exhibition is underway at the Kogod Courtyard To construct her sculptures, artist Phaan Howng used 3-D prints of plants in the Smithsonian Gardens collection, ...

Looking to expand your orchid collection? How about a Dracula? At a fascinating presentation on Dracula orchids I discovered that the reason Gary Meyer, vice-president of the Pleurothallid Alliance, ...

No green thumb? You don’t need to water these dazzling orchids to enjoy them. More than 8,000 living specimens in the Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection have been digitized and are now available to ...

Candy Williams Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020 10:00 a.m. | Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020 10:00 a.m. It’s “all systems go” as Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens prepares for takeoff to a new galaxy of ...

Brandon Tam, associate curator of the orchid collection at the Huntington, displays a Vanda orchid inside an orchid collection greenhouse. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times) “Gardens are gateways to ...