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The Secret Gardens Saving the World’s Rarest Plants

In greenhouses from Berkeley to Santa Barbara, a little-known rescue network protects endangered cycads from poachers, smugglers, and extinction.

Julie Zigoris June 11, 2025

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Inasmuch Foundation Crystal Bridge Conservatory

An indoor botanical garden for tropical plants looks like a giant cylinder lying on its side.

The plants around Liz Dauncey in this photo are not poisonous, but many common garden and houseplants are.

Are Some of Your Favorite Houseplants Poisonous? AO Wants to Know.

Toxicologist Liz Dauncey invites you to admire the marvels of plants (carefully).

Andrew Coletti April 18, 2025

Lake Wendouree, Australia

Prime Ministers Avenue

A collection of busts honor the first 29 prime ministers of Australia.

Park of the Canals

This massive, ancient canal system was built using only sticks and stones.

Braden Castle Ruins

From Rare Fruit Trees to Historic Ruins: 5 Can’t-Miss Sites in Bradenton

The Friendly City is full of wonder.

Sponsored by Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau

Bradenton, Florida

Rare Fruit Trail at Palma Sola Botanical Park

A wonderful world of rare fruits and flowering trees grows in a small botanical park in Bradenton.

Sponsored by Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau

Empress Botanical Garden

This sprawling oasis of green in the middle of the city has a vast collection of beautiful flora.

Tokyo Metropolitan Medicinal Botanical Garden

Home to a garden of poisonous plants and the only legal cannabis and opium farms in Tokyo.

Naboutini, Fiji

Garden of the Sleeping Giant

This garden boasts a magnificent collection of orchids and a spectacular view of the surrounding valley.

Besh-Ba-Gowah Archaeological Park and Museum

The remains of a large pueblo village constructed by the Salado culture, who occupied the region more than 600 years ago.

Portland, Oregon

Leach Botanical Garden

A 17-acre urban oasis featuring a pollinator garden, heritage trees, and an aerial tree walk.

Hot Springs, Arkansas

Garvan Woodland Gardens

A beautiful botanical garden in the heart of the Natural State.

Christchurch, New Zealand

Flora and Otto

A mosaic armchair and ottoman built from china broken in the Christchurch earthquakes.

Can the famous greenhouse get greener?

botanical gardens

Kew Gardens Is Undergoing a Big, Steamy Change

Fitted PJs, new glasses, and a good drilling will keep this Victorian icon hot.

Daniel Shailer February 20, 2024

Wellington, New Zealand

Moko Tree

This 800-year-old Rimu tree may be the oldest of its kind in the world.

Wellington, New Zealand

Listening and Viewing Device

This kinetic sculpture focuses the sounds of the city when you stand inside.

Orto Botanico di Roma

An oasis of beauty, tranquility and botanical research in the middle of Rome.