A quick overview of Washington’s forthcoming Canal Park, one of the first in the country to be built according to the guidelines of the Sustainable Sites Initiative.

Here’s our weekly collection of interesting stuff from the web. Enjoy, and have a great weekend!

• A coast-to-coast tour of America’s greatest landscapes by a newly minted LA grad.
• 35 graphs that show how your spending habits change as you age.
• A tiny arboretum of unsung plants.
• Four questions to ask yourself this winter.
• How plants can detect bombs. (via @BatesNursery)
• IA Confidential, the latest installment from the video team at the Miami-Dade County Extension office. (via Martha Golea)
• The science of email subject lines explained.
• Above: The best video of a weed-fighting superhero that you’ll see today.

For your winter reading list and gift-giving pleasure, here’s a comprehensive list of 100 books on landscape architecture and design.