Issue 54: December 2025
Rooted Resistance: Rashid Johnson’s Potted Plants as Living Symbols
By Gayil Nalls
December 1, 2025
Get a view of how the Guggenheim’s rotunda is transformed into a living, breathing ecosystem of thought.
Is There Such a Thing as Too Many Houseplants?
By Molly Glick
December 1, 2025
Explore a question many plant lovers rarely ask: Can our devotion to indoor greenery go too far?
The Female Artist Who Showed How Plants and Insects Relate
By Alice Alder
December 1, 2025
Learn how one woman changed the way the world sees plants—and the creatures that depend on them.
Select Smound: how entanglement of scent and sound shape our world
By Willow Gatewood
December 1, 2025
Read about how scent and sound are not separate senses but entwined forces that shape perception, memory, and our belonging in the world.
Select Jane Goodall: A Voice for the Planet
By Gayil Nalls
December 1, 2025
Share this reflection on the final public chapter of one of humanity’s most influential conservationists.
The Scents of Christmas: Aromatic Plants, Memory, and the Ecology of Celebration
By Gayil Nalls
December 1, 2025
Consider how the holiday season is built as much from molecules as from memories.
Eat More Plants: Recipes
Winter’s Jewels
By Laura Chávez Silverman
December 1, 2025
Learn how these cold-weather friuts nourish birds, enrich ecosystems, and offer flavorful gifts to the winter kitchen.