violet and pink corollas of that lovely water flower. … Weeping willows and poplars abound, and on the banks of the stream he has planted hundreds of flowers—gladioluses, irises, rhododendrons and ...

In the Mekong Delta, farmers and locals still gather the flowers on wooden boats. Now, the ritual’s also become a photo op.

Now that the weather is cooling, you might notice that some of the plants we encounter look nothing like their mid-summer ...