Denver? Instead of being told to stand back and observe, visitors to the latest exhibition at the Denver Art Museum are given magnifying glasses. The best way to see a tiny drop of water among the ...

Molly Brown has always loved hanging out with plants. Growing up in Connecticut, she spent her days exploring a nearby 40-acre lot she “knew like the back of her hand,” picking flowers and drawing ...

The need for exactness differentiates botanical illustration from more general flower painting. In the hands of a talented botanical artist, however, the illustration goes beyond its scientific ...

A collection of exquisite illustrations of Colorado plants, from foothills to alpine tundra, drew accolades at London’s Royal Horticultural Society Botanical Art Show in February. The artists — 10 ...

Macoto Murayama can spend months on one of his botanical illustrations, and when he's done, the plant looks like something that blossomed in outer space. First, he dissects his subject with a scalpel, ...

This fall, a group of artworks by Ai Weiwei, El Anatsui, and other contemporary artists will simultaneously go on view in a dozen different gardens worldwide. In a sense, that is. They’re augmented ...

The move presents a new model for arts institutions — expanding the idea of curatorial expertise beyond the white walls of a ...

Throughout history, precise renderings of foliage have served about as many purposes as the plants themselves. Botanical art, located at the intersection of art and science, has a way of conveying ...

There’s not a lot of room for creativity in the art of Mark Isaac-Williams. The 81-year-old Hong Kong-born horticulturalist’s botanical illustrations are faithful to each line, each spot on the petals ...

The state-of-the-art glass, timber and stone building that will be opened today at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, by Sir David Attenborough might have carefully controlled light, temperature and ...

Known as the "Washing Machine Capital of the World," this small Iowa town features beautiful architecture, green spaces, and ...