“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 ...

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 ...

When discussing orchid care, it is important to remember there are many kinds. You must know what kind of orchid you have to ...

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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For years, Axel Cahiz has tended to these tropical blooms at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens. Read about his plans at this historic ...

Tom Mirenda helps maintain the nearly 8,000 orchids in the Smithsonian's collection. Sean McCormick Tom Mirenda helps maintain the nearly 8,000 orchids in the Smithsonian’s collection, some of which ...

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, ...

Smithsonian Gardens and the U.S. Botanic Garden will open the 16th annual orchid exhibition, “Orchids: A View from the East,” at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History Saturday, Jan. 29.

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 ...

Did you know that there are over 25,000 — possibly even 30,000 — orchid species — and that about one in 10 flowering plants in the world is an orchid? That the flavoring vanilla is an orchid? Or that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brandon Tam, associate curator of the orchid collection at the Huntington, displays a Vanda orchid inside an orchid collection ...