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El día terminó en el jardín botánico y después con una cena en uno de los pubs más míticos de Belfast, el Darcy's, donde probamos el Irish Stew, quizá una de las comidas más deliciosas que me habían ofecido en la Gran Bretaña, lo cual no era mucho decir.
I can´t even describe how much I love my 135mm lens. It brings so much magic in every picture I almost feel like Houdini.
A little magic anyone? Fav it if you like it! :-)
Jardí Botànic, Barcelona, España.
El Jardí Botànic de Barcelona es un Jardín botánico de 14 hectáreas de extensión. Dentro del Jardín se encuentra el Instituto Botánico de Barcelona (IBB-CSIC), un centro mixto perteneciente al CSIC y el Ayuntamiento de Barcelona.
Se inauguró el 18 de abril de 1999, en el solar de un antiguo vertedero de escombros en el Parque de Montjuic. El proyecto fue obra del Ayuntamiento de Barcelona. Es miembro de la Asociación Ibero-Macaronésica de Jardines Botánicos, y del BGCI, presentando trabajos para la Agenda Internacional para la Conservación en los Jardines Botánicos.
El código de identificación internacional del "Jardí Botànic de Barcelona" como miembro del "Botanic Gardens Conservation Internacional" (BGCI), así como las siglas de su herbario es BC.
Las colecciones están enfocadas en plantas de las regiones mediterráneas de todo el mundo, esta es una vegetación vinculada al clima mediterráneo que se caracteriza por un largo verano seco, de inviernos suaves y lluvias en la primavera y el otoño. Este clima sólo se encuentra sobre un 5% de la superficie de la tierra pero en 5 regiones del mundo en las cuales las plantas tuvieron una evolución adaptativa específica que con todo da paisajes bastante similares, por lo que las plantas se distribuyen agrupadas, según las cinco regiones mediterráneas del mundo.
Las sendas nos permiten acceder de zona en zona, comenzando por las Islas Canarias situadas a la entrada y subir al Mediterráneo occidental reconocible por el instituto botánico, que sobresale.
Del hemisferio Norte, la zona con una mayor representación es la Cuenca Mediterránea, siguiendo el camino de visita se accede hasta las costas de California de clima mediterráneo.
Después se encuentran las zonas mediterráneas del hemisferio Sur donde se visita la región mediterránea de Chile, el sur de África, y las dos regiones mediterráneas del sur de Australia (SE y S).
The Jardí Botànic de Barcelona is a 14-hectare botanical garden. Inside the Garden is the Botanical Institute of Barcelona (IBB-CSIC), a joint center belonging to the CSIC and Barcelona City Council.
It was inaugurated on April 18, 1999, on the site of an old rubble dump in Montjuic Park. The project was the work of the Barcelona City Council. He is a member of the Ibero-Macaronesian Association of Botanical Gardens, and of the BGCI, presenting papers for the International Agenda for Conservation in Botanical Gardens.
The international identification code of the "Jardí Botànic de Barcelona" as a member of the "Botanic Gardens Conservation International" (BGCI), as well as the initials of its herbarium is BC.
The collections are focused on plants from Mediterranean regions around the world, this is a vegetation linked to the Mediterranean climate that is characterized by a long dry summer, mild winters and rains in spring and autumn. This climate is only found on 5% of the earth's surface, but in 5 regions of the world in which the plants had a specific adaptive evolution that nevertheless gives quite similar landscapes, for which reason the plants are distributed grouped, according to the five Mediterranean regions of the world.
The paths allow us to access from zone to zone, starting with the Canary Islands located at the entrance and going up to the western Mediterranean recognizable by the botanical institute, which stands out.
From the Northern Hemisphere, the area with the greatest representation is the Mediterranean Basin. Following the visit path leads to the coast of California with a Mediterranean climate.
Then there are the Mediterranean areas of the Southern Hemisphere where you visit the Mediterranean region of Chile, southern Africa, and the two Mediterranean regions of southern Australia (SE and S).
Visitors describe this garden also as an "oasis of peace" in the middle of the city. I think this description, especially in times like these, fits it well.
Waimea Valley Botanic Gardens
"A large number of hybrids have been produced, some of which appear to possess superior merit." - Bulletin 29, 1913
Hawaii hybrids reach a milestone in 1913 with the publication of Bulletin 29, Ornamental Hibiscus in Hawaii. Every "superior" hibiscus hybrid featured in this landmark publication is created in Hawaii.
Bulletin 29 reflects the incredible demand for hybrids from Hawaii. Its publisher, the Hawai'i Agricultural Experiment Station, begins hybridizing in 1909. By the time Bulletin 29 is published just four years later, the Hawai'i Agricultural Experiment Station has distributed about 100,000 cuttings throughout the islands.
Bulletin 29 also recognizes many Hawaii breeders
"who have contributed most to our hybrid forms."
Valentine S. Holt, the father of modern hibiscus hybrids, joins the Hawai'i Agricultural
Pneriment Station 1n 791]
He creates 500 of the 1,000 hibiscus hybrids in Hawaii.
The only recorded hybridizer of Hawaiian descent in his
time. not much is known about this influential yet enigmatic figure. Holt later
hecames a Roval Hawaiian
Hotel groundskeeper before
quietly slipping into the mists of history.
At the time of Bulletin 29, Gerrit P. Wilder is president
of the Hawai'i Hibiscus Society, the first hibiscus society in the world. An active botanist and frequent traveler.
Wilder introduces new
hibiscus and tropical plants to Hawaii from his botanical expeditions around the
world ThaUniversity of
Hawai'i honors his name to
this day through its Gerrit P.
Wilder Endowed Chair in
Botany.
Wonderful day out with Tom(TOMMYPATTO) and Rich(THE OLD BRIT) today ..The colours of the leaves are starting to turn beautifully ..
VanDusen Botanical Garden, spectacular 22-hectare (55-acre) garden in the heart of Vancouver , BC Canada.
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Photo 2 in the Nashville Series
BEGINNINGS AND ENDINGS
Leslie and Mabel Cheek moved into the mansion in January 1933. Leslie Cheek lived at Cheekwood for just two years before his death at 61.
In 1943, Mabel Cheek deeded the house to her daughter, Huldah Cheek Sharp, and her husband, Walter Sharp. The Sharps lived at Cheekwood until the 1950s when they offered it as a site for a botanical garden and art museum.
The development of the property was spearheaded by the Exchange Club of Nashville, the Horticultural Society of Middle Tennessee and many other civic groups. The Nashville Museum of Art donated its permanent collections and proceeds from the sale of its building to the effort. The new Cheekwood opened to the public in 1960.
Valentine day awaits and I am going to hunt for some flowers.
I leave close to the sunset hour, because I had an idea for special Valentine's day photo and sunset colours should add extra drama to it ;)
After I did my project, which went quite well, I was going next to botanical garden and sunset colours really made it special.
Time to stop and capture this beautiful moment.
What's more if you look close, the scene is empty apart from one person spraying water on the stairs (most probably). If you are asking why, I have no idea :)