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

A line of people snaking through the Spheres on Wednesday and Thursday this week ended with a photo op on… Read More

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

When the Spheres first opened on Amazon’s headquarters campus in Seattle, Jeff Bezos said the 40,000 plants inside the glass… Read More

Amazon donating 2,000 tropical plants like those in Spheres for sale to benefit Seattle zoo

If you want your home office to look a little more like Amazon’s tropical office setting, here’s a chance to… Read More

See it in person or watch online as Amazon’s latest rare corpse flower is set to bloom inside Spheres

The latest rare specimen inside Amazon’s Spheres is set to put on its final show, as a blooming corpse flower… Read More

Ooooh, that smell is returning to Amazon Spheres as stinky new corpse flower is set to bloom again

Several months after a blooming corpse flower wowed visitors to Amazon’s Spheres in downtown Seattle, the tech giant’s unique office… Read More

Apple-picking robots gear up for U.S. debut in Washington state

Next fall, as you browse the produce section at your local grocery store, pay close attention to the apples. You… Read More

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

The Amorphophallus titanum, or corpse plant, takes about seven years to produce a bloom which only lasts about 48 hours.… Read More

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

This is no ordinary desk plant. But from the comfort of your workspace, you should open another browser window on… Read More

Amazon Spheres

Welcome to Amazon’s jungle: Inside the Spheres, where 40,000 plants create a stunning urban oasis

Five years after first proposing the construction of three glass domes on its downtown Seattle campus, Amazon is set to… Read More

Amazon Spheres

As Amazon’s Spheres near opening day, website launches to showcase unique Seattle structures

Five years after they were first proposed as an indoor space filled with plants and tall trees, The Spheres at… Read More

Amazon Spheres

Amazon horticulturalist on the impact of the Spheres: ‘Lose yourself in a little piece of nature’

Go ahead and smile at that little plant you’ve been tending on your desk. It feels nice, doesn’t it? Now… Read More

Spheres tree

Watch: Giant tree is hoisted into the Amazon Spheres in milestone planting for Seattle structures

A 48-year-old tree, sent by truck from a Southern California farm two weeks ago, has a new home inside the… Read More

Spheres lizard

Amazon has brought lots of newcomers to Seattle, but this is a first: a lizard

The Spheres being constructed on Amazon’s downtown Seattle campus generate a lot of curiosity from those on the outside looking in.… Read More

Amazon Spheres

Watch: The first plant goes in the ground at Amazon’s Spheres in downtown Seattle

On a beautiful, sunny day in Seattle, there’s no better time to be out working in the garden. It’s a… Read More

Amazon greenhouse

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

It’s no secret that Amazon knows how to grow a business, based on what the company has achieved over its… Read More

Amazon will employ a full-time horticulturalist for its new plant-filled Seattle biodomes

We all know Amazon has an army of coders working away in offices behind that reflective glass around its Seattle headquarters,… Read More

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