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Rare corpse flower blooms in Amazon’s Spheres and thousands line up to snap a pic and take a sniff

by Kurt Schlosser on July 13, 2023July 13, 2023 at 8:20 pm

A line of people snaking through the Spheres on Wednesday and Thursday this week ended with a photo op on an upper floor of Amazon’s unique Seattle office building. But… Read More

Inside Amazon’s Spheres: After five years, the plants and employees are living well together

by Kurt Schlosser on June 7, 2023June 7, 2023 at 1:33 pm

When the Spheres first opened on Amazon’s headquarters campus in Seattle, Jeff Bezos said the 40,000 plants inside the glass domes looked “happy.” Five years later, the employees using the… Read More

Inside the Univ. of Washington’s new greenhouse, where a tech upgrade keeps the 6,000 plants happy

by Kurt Schlosser on October 28, 2022October 28, 2022 at 8:21 am

Exposure to plants and nature is said to make humans calmer and more productive, and just feel better overall. That theory will be put to test inside a sprawling new… Read More

Microsoft and Slalom help King County develop new app to make it easier to report noxious weeds

by Kurt Schlosser on June 17, 2019June 17, 2019 at 5:04 pm

King County residents concerned about noxious weeds have a new gardening tool to turn to when it comes to eliminating invasive species — a mobile app that makes it easier… Read More

Timelapse video: Miss the corpse plant blooming in Amazon’s Spheres? See it now in just 15 seconds

by Kurt Schlosser on October 30, 2018October 30, 2018 at 8:31 pm

The Amorphophallus titanum, or corpse plant, takes about seven years to produce a bloom which only lasts about 48 hours. The rare event drew a crowd more than a week… Read More

It’s alive (stream)! Rare corpse plant blooming in the Amazon Spheres is a sight, but not smell, on Twitch

by Kurt Schlosser on October 11, 2018October 12, 2018 at 2:13 pm

This is no ordinary desk plant. But from the comfort of your workspace, you should open another browser window on your computer and watch as a rare plant gets set… Read More

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High in the trees inside Amazon’s Spheres, a unique meeting space called the ‘nest’ takes shape

by Kurt Schlosser on September 25, 2017September 25, 2017 at 1:17 pm

The seasons outside may be showing signs of change in Seattle, but inside the Amazon Spheres, it’s growing season, and the plants and trees inside the unique structures are reaching… Read More

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Amazon’s growth on full display in greenhouse where exotic plants are raised for its Spheres

by Kurt Schlosser on April 20, 2017April 24, 2017 at 3:22 pm

It’s no secret that Amazon knows how to grow a business, based on what the company has achieved over its almost 23-year history. But how does the tech giant do… Read More

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