His shoes, shirt, glasses and hair are green. His thumbs? Ditto. One look at the jet-setting botanist Patrick Blanc and you know he is the reigning rock star of plants. Having scoured many of the world’s tropical jungles for rare species, the eccentric Frenchman appeared at the Drew School on Thursday morning before a crowd of teachers, students and media to hail the installation of one of his famous “vertical gardens” on the school’s new building, which is under construction. Read More