Green wall in Freiburg City Center, Germany - Photo by Mickey Gast

Link with Purpose: Cold-season gardening and cleaning up the floral industry

Green wall in Freiburg City Center, Germany - Photo by Mickey Gast

A short guide to what we’ve been reading about plants this week.

To watch. An otherworldly experience. The Grand Prismatic Spring, one of Yellowstone National Park’s most popular attractions, is home to some of the earliest forms of life on Earth >> this way

To read. We’re heading into the cold season in the Northern Hemisphere, so here’s a quick answer to the question, “What’s a cool-season crop?” >> this way

To learn. The proper way to care for your airplants. Don’t let their name mislead you; they can’t survive on just air. As many common Tillandsia varieties grow in lush tropical forests, they thrive in higher humidity and bright indirect light >> this way

To feel inspired >> To support flower growers that use sustainable practices in their business. Because the industry itself had a lasting environmental and socio-economic impact >> this way

Did you know? Banana domestication began almost 7000 years ago, but researchers are only now putting together the global journey of this popular fruit  >> this way

Photo: Green wall in Freiburg, Germany – photo by Mickey Gast for Green with Purpose


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