A group of gardeners started out with little knowledge about plants but are now protecting a significant portion of the biodiversity hotspot.

Episode 14: The Secret Life of Plants. National Geographic Explorer Nirupa Rao marries art and science to catalog and capture the magic of the unique flora of India’s Western Ghats.

As deforestation and climate change ravage India's UNESCO heritage-listed Western Ghats mountain range, an all-female rainforest force is battling to protect one of the area's last enclaves of ...