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Mexican kayaker on mission to clean up floating gardens

As dawn breaks over Mexico City's floating gardens, Omar Menchaca paddles his kayak through a maze of canals collecting garbage left by visitors.

Lifestyle 4 years ago

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Green gold: Making millions out of plants

Costing millions, sales of plants such as monstera, aglaonema, succulents and scindapsus have thrived during the pandemic.

National 5 years ago

Corpse flower blooms in West Java after surprisingly short dormancy

The flower, which only grows in the wild in the rainforests of Sumatra, usually blooms in four-year intervals.

News 6 years ago

American picked to design vast car-free garden at Eiffel Tower

The city of Paris has chosen an American landscape architect to re-design a huge area surrounding the Eiffel Tower, a project that will banish almost all vehicle traffic near the immensely popular monument.

City 7 years ago

East Jakarta dump turned into butterfly garden

Taryono, 32, an employee of the Cipinang Melayu Public Facility Maintenance Agency (PPSU), also known as the “orange troops”, told The Jakarta Post recently that it was agency workers who originally had the initiative to develop the garden, as they noticed the insects flying around a nearby grass field.