Sculptor Tom Hare poses with his 'Fungi Fairy Ring' installation in Kew Royal Botanic Gardens in London. (Image: AP Photo/Sang Tan) There are more than 12,000 edible plants in the world, and this month, visitors to London's Kew Royal Botanic Gardens have a chance to "widen their horizons" and feast their eyes — and palates — on some of the more exotic. The "" festival surrounds you with hundreds of plants suited for your plate. Featured exhibits include a towering...

Pyramid House design by Juan Carols Ramos. (Photo: Juan Carlos Ramos) Do you love watching storms in the distance? Would you rather smell and see the rain then hide from it? We think the Pyramid House by Mexico-based architect Juan Carlos Ramos is the perfect home for anyone who loves to experience weather. The Pyramid House tears down barriers between the inhabitants and the natural environment by replacing a full wall with a window. More sun streams inside on clear...

There is no holiday that is quite as fun as Halloween. With all of the yard decorations available nowadays you can have the scariest lawn in the neighborhood and you don't have to spend a lot of money. Kids of all ages, including adults, love Halloween. Why not add to their enjoyment by decorating your lawn? You can scare children and get chuckles from adults. Are you ready for Halloween? It doesn't take a lot of time to get your...

The University of Southern California's entry in The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon nears completion on the seventh day of Assembly at Irvine, California's Orange County Great Park. (Image: Stefano Paltera/U.S. Department of Energy) Welcome to the U.S. Department of Energy's 2013 Solar Decathlon, where 20 teams are showing off their originally designed homes of the future – all which are powered by the sun, and produce more energy than they use. (PHOTOS: ) The 20 teams are from...

Philipp Klebert celebrates after learning his Team Austria placed first in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013. (Image: AP Photo/U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon, Stefano Paltera) After two weeks of tough competition, Team Austria has claimed top overall honors at the U.S. Department of Energy 2013 Solar Decathlon in Irvine, Calif. (PHOTOS: ) The Solar Decathlon challenged collegiate teams from around the world to create cost-effective, energy-efficient and attractive solar-powered homes. Just like the Olympic decathlon, teams...

Gorgeous Yellow (Rose) We're celebrating Mother's Day by presenting these beautiful photos of flowers submitted to us by our weather.com users. Each flower is in honor of all the mothers around the world, representing their uniqueness and beauty. Share your photos and videos MORE ON WEATHER.COM: Breathtaking Rainbow Tulip Fields (PHOTOS) A view of a tulip field in full bloom at the Tanto Tulip Festival on April 22, 2013, in Toyooka, Hyogo, Japan. (Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) ...

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A guest takes a picture of the window display as Macy's Herald Square celebrates their Christmas Window Unveiling on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013 in New York. (Brian Ach/AP Images for Macy's) NEW YORK -- Forget window shopping, some of Manhattan's biggest and most storied retailers say their elaborate seasonal window displays are a gift to passers-by. (WATCH: ) Reimagining every major holiday covered in a slick coating of ice, recreating cozy Christmas-morning scenes and paying homage to a local legend...

CANBERRA, Australia -- An Australian family has reclaimed their Guinness World Record by stringing up more than half a million Christmas lights around their suburban home. Guinness World Records official Chris Sheedy confirmed Monday that the Richards family of Canberra set the record for Christmas lights on a residential property with 502,165 twinkling bulbs. The family first entered the famous record book in 2001 with 331,038 multi-colored lights. But they were trumped last year by a family in LaGrangeville, New...

PURE Tension: The Gorgeous Car Charger of the Future The Pure Tension Pavilion was designed specifically to charge the Volvo V60, SDA explains. (Courtesy: Synthesis Design + Architecture) It looks like a winged creature from the deep, but the curvy, bold, white mesh structure you see in the slideshow above is a visionary new tool for charging electric cars called PURE Tension. (WATCH: ) Los Angeles-based Synthesis Design + Architecture (SDA) is behind PURE Tension. SDA created it specifically for...

The Spur will be filled with vegetation and greenery, and act as a gateway to the High Line at the Rail Yards. (Image Credit: James Corner Field Operations and Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Courtesy of the City of New York and Friends of the High Line.) New York City's High Line is an old elevated rail line that has been converted into a public park and walkway on Manhattan's West Side. Here, visitors can enjoy views of the city, as...

The 2013 White House Christmas tree is an 18.5 foot Douglas Fir grown in Lehighton, Penn. (Image: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) President Barack Obama has thrown the switch, bathing the National Christmas Tree in lights and giving an otherwise dreary day in the nation's capital a festive and seasonal spirit. Obama, acknowledging the rainy weather, asked for an abbreviated countdown before flipping on the lights. He said, quote: "We're going to start at 5; since it's little wet we shouldn't start...