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Air plants: not just a revival of the 70s, but a plant of the future.
Experimenting with 'product photography' and Photoshop to create the reflection.
Photographed in the Regional Parks Botanic Garden in Berkeley, CA pm August 15,2022. It is a botanic garden of California Native Plants.
Mertensia virginica - Virginia Bluebell
The drooping florets are troublesome for bees, so butterflies are their main pollinator.
There is a silent eloquence
In every wild bluebell
That fills my softened heart with bliss
That words could never tell.
-Anne Bronte
I'll admit I have a brown thumb, my house plants always die. I purchased this two years ago because it was supposed to be maintenance free, a desert plant from Africa.
Well nothing is ever easy. Too much water, the leaves turn yellow and fall off. Too little water and the leaves start to turn brown. I had just about given up when, seemingly out of nowhere, a flower appeared! Yay...and there's more on the way!
(Another surprise was that it was supposed to be pink with a white center!)
i love plants--veggies, herbs, flowers, even some weeds. when i dig in the dirt, i feel both empowered and completely in tune with nature.
the watering isn't a chore. i enjoy nurturing my plants--talking, tending, and watering. gardening brings out my sense of wonder and my playfulness. yay for that.
(now you: hobby)
THANK YOU ALL FOR THE GREAT COMMENTS
THE GREAT GREENHOUSE
Rising from the earth
Space like vision of beauty
Treasure of plantlife
By Henrhyde
The Great Glasshouse
This spectacular dome is the largest single span glasshouse in the world, designed by Norman Foster Poised on the Welsh landscape like a giant raindrop, it protects and conserves some of the most endangered plants on the planet.
These plants come from six areas of the world: California, Australia, the Canary Islands, Chile, South Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, and the Great Glasshouse is zoned to reflect this. Each of these geographical areas has regions that enjoy a Mediterranean climate. Hot dry summers, cool moist winters, dazzling sunlight, strong breezes and the occasional ground-clearing fire create perfect conditions for many plants to thrive on the scrubby, rock-strewn landscapes. In fact, it’s so perfect that most of these plants grow nowhere else on Earth. Although these regions cover less than 2% of the Earth’s surface, they contain more than 20% of all known flowering plant species, and the plant diversity are considered second only in importance to tropical habitats. Due to human activity, these habitats are now threatened as the rainforests, and our Great Glasshouse is dedicated to conserving their endangered plants.
At first glance, it is not obvious that the plants come from six different places in the world. This is because they share many qualities, such as small leathery evergreen leaves and dense shrubby forms . As you explore, you will find yourself travelling across continents and countries within a few steps. The imaginative flowing landscape on which these plants thrive, covers 3,500 square metres. Its rocky terraces, sandstone cliffs and gravelled scree slopes, are contoured to reflect the natural environment and to create a wide range of habitats. Balancing light and shade and varying moisture levels to suit the needs of different plants.
A magical visit—not to be missed.
Part of the glorious BOTANIC GARDEN OF WALES
'Kriegslok' 2-10-0, 33-504, makes its way to Sikulje yard with a view of the coking plant at Lukavac in the background.