Britain’s loveliest hotel gardens

It’s that time of year when our gardens begin to thrill. The spring bulbs are gone, but the fauna is fresh and green, ...
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This laburnum log hid incredible color

A difficult Laburnum log gets transformed on the lathe as striking grain and color begin to appear.

She transformed the look of Disneyland — but was ‘treated like chopped liver by the men’

Ever notice the winding, circular and branching paths that guide you through the park? Thank landscape artist Ruth Shellhorn, ...
Brown University

Community-based exhibition at Brown carves a future for a fallen elm

The juried group exhibition “Point of Entry” showcases sculptures and other works of art created from a beloved elm tree that ...
The Reporter

From the Ground Up: With poison ivy, a little knowledge goes a long way

As important as poison ivy is for wildlife, it’s important for people to be able to identify the plant, even for those who have never reacted to it ...
Smithsonian Magazine

For Hawaiian Artist Roen Hufford, Making Kapa Bark Cloth Embodies an Exchange with Nature and a Way of Life

Participating in events like the Living Traditions Festival, this week in Salt Lake City, is an opportunity for Roen Hufford ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Arts & Culture / Art & Artists

For the past decade, Sue Schubel has been making detailed decoys of terns, puffins and other seabirds to entice real ones to restored or new homes ‘The Queen of the Ghetto’ Gave New York’s Immigrant ...
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Art & Design

May 14, 2026 • Gabriela Lena Frank's first opera, in its Met debut, sees late Mexican painter Frida Kahlo leaving the underworld on the Day of the Dead to be reunited with her husband and fellow ...