An aspen forest in Utah could be awarded 47,000 blue ribbons
that read "World's Largest Tree." That's the number of discrete
tree stems that constitute Pando (Latin for "I spread"), a
colony of genetically identical aspens that converge underground
in a single sprawling root system. Also known as The Trembling
Giant, the trees' fluttering leaves are a soft soundtrack in the
forest. Our slide show is all about how to grow rose-scented
geraniums in the winter and in the summer, indoors and out; how
to propagate cuttings into new plants; and how to use the
fragrant leaves in cocktail and dessert recipes. Plus: How to
perfume your bath with the leaves! Keeping a close eye on her
developing progeny, this Kalanchoe succulent, nicknamed "the
mother-of-thousands" is as prolific as it is maternal—hundreds
of tiny plants actually grow on the mother's arms. When
released, each plantlet falls to the ground to take root on its
own—now the next "mother" in the lineage, never too far from
home. Has London one-upped Paris wh