Garden Variety
We grow them, live among them, and eat them … but do we really know them? In a series that blends history and botany, writer and illustrator Edith Zimmerman tells the stories behind the plants of our lives — the fragrant, the edible, and the obscure.
Edith Zimmerman
Spiralbound editor. Formerly at The Hairpin. Also now making a newsletter: https://drawinglinks.substack.com
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Proteas and the Case for Googling Your Plants
A few weeks ago, my boyfriend brought me flowers for the first time. They were a strange choice — not conventionally pretty, but beautiful…
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Sperm, Poison, and Lily of the Valley
In 2003, a study published in the journal Science claimed that human sperm were able to literally smell the distinctive springlike…
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The Strangeness of the Colchicum
Tracing the history of the autumn crocus, from murder weapon to medicine
