Botanical Cyanotypes
After immersing yourself in the cyanotype process under the guidance of our expert instructor, you’ll find yourself looking at the natural world through a new lens. The beauty of this...
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A Day as a Botanical Illustrator
Article written by Isabella Wu, 2018 BRIT Herbarium and Research Intern and student at Emory University. Clear skies heralded a warm afternoon with no cover from the blazing sun. I...
Honoring Black Botanists and Horticulturists
African Americans have shaped the landscape of the United States with their hands–revering land and resisting oppression through the development of innovative horticultural techniques and an unwavering commitment to lift...
Get to know the Garden’s new flagship Texas plants and the interns researching them
Every year, the research team adopts a few special plants as a focus for study and conservation, especially for the student interns who join the Garden every summer. This year, interns and their mentors are paying special attention to two plants, a wildflower native to Texas and a rare and remarkable native orchid, Meanwhile a third intern is investigating fungi growing in the Garden itself.
Megan O’Connell on Texas Prairie Ecosystems
As part of BRIT Library's Botany Stories series, BRIT's new Conservation Research Botanist, Megan O'Connell, discusses her interest in Texas prairie ecosystems and Texas Blackland Prairie.
Holiday Botany: Poinsettia
The poinsettia is a quintessential part of typical holiday decor. Its bright red, burgundy, or white foliage are common sights in locations both private and public throughout the winter months, from apartment balconies and church altars to bank lobbies and coffeehouses.
Generating field guides in Baja California, Part 1
This “Notes from the Field” post is from BRIT Biodiversity Explorer Dr. Sula Vanderplank, a Biodiversity Explorer for BRIT. She is a field botanist who loves natural history, floristics, and...
