Actually I remember as a small kid going in Brittany for summer vacations the sight of large draught horses pulling cartwheels in the sea to offload seaweed delivered by small rowboats.
At this time the garden was called ‘Mon Plaisir' then it became the ‘Jardin Royal', the ‘Jardin des Plantes' and its most recent name was given in 1988 as "Jardin Botanique Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam," honoring the first prime minister elected in...
If you are going to be visiting Niagara Falls, either on the Canadian or American side, and you are not excited by the prospect of the 'touristy' attractions like wax museums and gambling casinos, I have a wonderful alternative to suggest.
It seemed not to be associated with love until sometime later during the middle ages. It was about this time as well when the rose became a symbol of British royalty, and paintings of Queens often showed them holding the rose.
Flood tables with stands and reservoirs, pumps, analog timers, digital timers, two 20lb co2 tanks, co2 controller, high density 8 foot fluorescent banks, 2 foot fluorescent bank, ...
I enjoy hearing from my readers. "So you do this when you're hammered, right?" said my friend, trying unsuccessfully to keep a straight face. A very hard hammering surface produces the best image in most instances.
The thumbnail picture is of a newborn elephant, perhaps the only small statue in the display. Visit their website atfor more information about this and other scheduled displays. Centered in and around the Children's Garden, the art is attracting visitors...
The following article will introduce the reader to one of the finest botanical gardens in California- the Los Angeles Arboretum. There are several wonderful botanical gardens around Los Angeles, California, though none are actually in Los Angeles city.The...
Well some 30 years later, we have proven them wrong! We house over 2500 taxa in our botanical garden with an emphasis on alpines plants (perfect for our rocky soil and windy climate) and ericaceous plants like rhododendrons, heaths and heathers (also...
Sherman Gardens is a beautiful, excellently maintained gardens 'hidden' in a coastal community in southern California that true plant lovers in the area really need to know about. It looked so much smaller from the outside--just a few city lots, perhaps?But...
The king, Louis the XVth himself promulgated a law in 1726 to enforce this which results in overcrowding the existing garden. Brittany is a city famous for its gardening policy and was awarded several times by the council of flowered cities.
We joined not long ago in order to visit a great though rather young ethno-botanical garden on Reunion Island and had to interrupt the visit to satisfy empty stomachs so here we are again to continue the visit.
With the help of his wife and friends they started by accumulating potted plants until they had enough to begin planting, the whole job was done within one year and plants started to grow! The various species were kindly offered by friends, collectors,...
Previously, I introduced the CBNM as the place where our most recent arborists' challenge took place. The CBNM (Conservatoire Botanique National de Mascarins) is set on the Western coast of Reunion Island, on the Saint-Leu area at 500m in elevation and...
In his five volume work ‘De Materia Medica' he painstakingly describes the appearances and medicinal properties of over five hundred plants. This manuscript remained the primary botanical reference for over five hundred years and is considered one of...
Vita quickly laid claim to the tower which became her office and almost exclusive domain.Harold's design used the existing walls to create garden rooms and a sense of discovery and surprise is at the heart of the garden's layout.Vita's experiences in...
It is an important part of its desert ecosystem in that its fruits feed the desert animals and wildlife and it provides a shady home for many birds. Brightly colored in orange reds and greens, the details of the designs almost always feature a cactus...
It was late morning and the sunlight took away the color of the palm and made this shot look like a black and white photo. Plants are the main reason to visit, but today I'd like to share some of my favorite places at the Missouri Botanical Garden.
One of the most popular patterns is Desert Rose created inby Frederick and Mary Grant in 1941 for the Gladding McBean pottery. A rugged wild plant, this rose grows wild on coastlines and sand dunes and is commonly called beach tomato, sea tomato, saltspray...
The flax plant's stems can be transformed into linen, and its seeds into oil; its beautiful blue flowers were once believed to provide protection against sorcery. Since ancient times people have employed herbs for culinary, pharmaceutical and spiritual...
It gives me a feeling I have gotten somewhere (this is important as starting a painting is always the hardest part to me), and it keeps the pencil from smearing.Painting over the pencil rarely is a problem in terms of the final image, as the transferred...
As a matter of fact it was previously set to accommodate flower beds made with plants from Mediterranean-like climates such as the Mediterranean of course, California, South Africa and Western Australia.
Between 1999 and 2005 came many additional studies while during the year 2000 the city hall began buying land and setting up the nursery where seeds where sown and the first palm trees gathered in the local nurseries throughout the island.
Lotusland is one of the premiere botanical gardens in all of California, if not the U.S. However, because it requires reservations ahead of time, and is only open on certain days of the week during nine months of the year, many have never treated themselves...
Concentrated formula makes over 5 gallons of natural insect spray. Safer Neem Oil (formerly BioNeem) acts as an insect growth regulator, killing insects before they molt to the next life stage.
