History 18th-century Brits installed real hermits in their gardens as ornamental features Ellsworth Toohey

britain Garden gnome fails to defend tiny patch of land against claim Rob Beschizza

art This Italian farm sits 8 meters under the ocean Popkin

dinosaurs Which of these statues of a T-Rex eating garden gnomes is better? Thom Dunn

Science Meet the aphids that are born pregnant and eager to destroy your garden David Pescovitz

scams Did you receive a random packet of seeds apparently from China? Don't plant them. David Pescovitz

gardening Watch this whirlwind tour of eight of the world's greatest gardens Andrea James

plants Beautiful gardens in the back of Japanese mini pickup trucks David Pescovitz

video Watch how to set up a food forest Andrea James

Delightful Creatures An electric fence to keep snails out of your vegetable garden Mark Frauenfelder

gardening Spectacular garden created from plants rescued from the compost pile David Pescovitz

plants This garden can kill you David Pescovitz

gardens Excellent $5 metal pistol grip nozzle Mark Frauenfelder

insects Meet Sedgewick the Monarch Caterpillar—and find out what you can do to save his species David Mizejewski

art Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration opens this week in London Rob Beschizza

art This guy bent 70 trees into ladders and bird cages Popkin

travel The giant dinosaurs still standing by America's roads Popkin

art A piece of the Eiffel Tower's original staircase is going to auction Ellsworth Toohey

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