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Dahlias are a captivating and diverse group of flowering plants celebrated for their vibrant and intricate blooms. These flowers belong to the Asteraceae family and are native to Mexico and Central America. Dahlias come in various sizes, shapes, and colors, ranging from small, button-sized pom-poms to large, dinner-plate-sized blossoms. Their petals can be single, semi-double, or fully double, displaying a wide spectrum of colors, including shades of red, yellow, orange, pink, purple, and white.
Dahlias thrive in well-drained soil with plenty of sunlight, typically grown from tubers planted in the spring after the threat of frost has passed. Regular deadheading (removing spent blooms) encourages continuous flowering. They are versatile plants used to beautify flower beds, borders, and gardens, while their long stems and showy blooms make them popular choices for cut flower arrangements and bouquets.
In regions with cold winters, dahlias are often treated as tender perennials or annuals. To overwinter them, dig up the tubers in the fall after the first frost, let them dry, and store them in a cool, dark place until spring. Despite their beauty, dahlias can be susceptible to pests like aphids and slugs, as well as diseases like powdery mildew and fungal infections, necessitating proper care and vigilance.
Symbolically, dahlias convey meanings of elegance, dignity, and a commitment to an eternal bond in the language of flowers. They are often used in wedding bouquets and other formal arrangements. In Mexico, dahlias hold cultural and symbolic significance as the national flower, further enhancing their charm and importance.
Why is it called Inhotim?
In the 1980s, Paz began buying tracts of land surrounding his modest farmhouse as developers threatened to destroy the natural landscape. The farm had been named by locals after a former owner, an English engineer known as Senhor Tim — Nhô Tim in Minas Gerais's dialect.
The world's largest open-air contemporary art museum, and greater Belo Horizonte's standout attraction, this sprawling, world-class complex of gardens dotted with 23 modern art galleries and numerous outdoor sculptures lies 50km west of the city, near Brumadinho. Much of the international artwork on view is monumental in size, with galleries custom-built to display it. The constantly expanding gardens has over 4000 different species of plants (including one of the world's most extensive collections of palm trees) and lakes with swans.
You can wander at will, or attend daily scheduled programs led by guides trained in visual arts and natural science. Ten on-site eateries serve everything from hot dogs to gourmet international fare. Wednesday's a great day to visit, as the museum is free; weekends can get crowded, but offer a wider range of guided tours.
From Tuesday through Sunday Saritur runs direct buses (R$74 round trip, 1½ hours each way) from Belo Horizonte to Inhotim at 8:15am, returning at 4:30pm weekdays, 5:30pm Saturday and Sunday.
Anyone who sees an elephant's foot for the first time soon realizes where its popular name comes from. Almost without bifurcations, the trunk is broad at the base, at ground level, and tapering vertically. The leaves appear at the top of the tree, like a green fountain, hiding most of the trunk and giving an even more exotic aspect to the whole. The wrinkled, streaked bark is the color and texture of pachyderms' skin, so the plant just needs a trunk to be identical to an elephant.
These primitive plants have their ancestors dated to the Carboniferous period (about 359 million to 299 million years ago). It is a monumental fern, whose leaves can reach 8 meters in length and has its origin in Oceania, occurring in Asia, Australia and Madagascar.
Because it is large, it should be planted in humid places, such as lakes and streams. Its rhizome – a type of stem – is rich in starch and used to perfume coconut oil.
Originally from the South Pacific, it has been introduced to other locations since the 18th century.
The artist, who works with painting, photography, sculpture and installation, began her studies in visual arts in 1983 at the Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage (Rio de Janeiro). Adriana Varejão's first works already point out issues and references that remain present to this day, such as her interest in the history of Portuguese colonization in Brazil and the violence of this process.
Since her first solo exhibition, in 1988, at the Thomas Cohn Gallery, she has exhibited at different national and international institutions, including the Bienal de São Paulo and the MoMA in New York. In 2008, the Adriana Varejão Gallery was inaugurated at Instituto Inhotim.
Discover the artist's gallery at Inhotim.
Inaugurated in 2008, with a project by the architect Rodrigo Cerviño, this gallery, which brings together works by Adriana Varejão, does not reveal what is inside. The “blind building”, as Cerviño called it, is a large concrete box suspended over a water mirror, which, in turn, reflects and expands the surrounding nature, proposing a dialogue between architecture and landscape. The starting point for the design of the gallery is the structure that previously occupied the place, a support shed for the maintenance of the old farm, which, when removed, left a marked cut in the elevation of the land, used as a base for the gallery construction.
Troca-troca (2002) is a work by Jarbas Lopes composed of three colored beetles, originally yellow, blue and red, which had their bodywork changed, resulting in three multicolored cars. They were used in 2002, by the artist and a group of friends, on a trip from Rio de Janeiro to Curitiba. Communication between the cars was done through an interconnected sound system.
On the way, they put stickers on the windshields of the cars they found on the road, produced from the palindromes archive by artist Luis Andrade: “zé desert, three is ten”, “the bitch leaves in vain”, and “and the bolero; borel oboe”, among others. In 2007, after the restoration, the cars were once again on the road, this time from Belo Horizonte to Brumadinho, after traveling through the surrounding communities.
Native to much of the American continent, anthurium salvinii can be grown as indoor plants or in shady areas of gardens in regions with a mild climate. Many of these species grow on top of other plants, although some have terrestrial roots. Various anthurium salvinii are also sold as cut flowers, as they are eye-catching and particularly long-lasting.
In her work, Laura Belém recontextualizes objects from daily life, completely changing their meaning, renovating their situation and, moreover, the viewer’s perception of them. Thus, in a work like Enamorados [In Love], presented at the 51st Bienal de Veneza, two small boats seem to chatting with each other. The resource used is a simple one: Belém installed the boats front to front, and placed a spotlight on each of their bows. These lights turn on and off, sometimes coinciding, sometimes disagreeing with each other, thereby establishing the sensation of dialogue and, consequently, resulting in the personification of the boats.
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City of São Paulo records the hottest month of July in almost 40 years in the NEW winter of the southern hemisphere.
Average maximum temperatures recorded from July 1st until yesterday were 25.9ºC / 78.8ºF. 😮😭
Walking through the Inhotim gardens is more than just contemplating its exuberance. Inserted in the remaining forested portion of the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado – two of the richest biomes in biodiversity and, at the same time, threatened on the planet – the Institute is a pulsating field for scientific research and a tool for conservation and environmental education.
In 2010, Inhotim was recognized as a Botanical Garden, a title awarded by the National Commission of Botanical Gardens (CNJB). The gardens, which began to be built in the 1980s, were designed by Pedro Nehring, who is still responsible for the landscaping of Inhotim. Between 2000 and 2004, Luiz Carlos Orsini signed the 25-hectare landscaping project. Today, the Institute is a national and international reference in contemporary tropical landscaping.
In total, there are more than 140 hectares of visitation area, in addition to an extension of 250 hectares of Inhotim Private Natural Heritage Reserve (RPPN). The Inhotim Botanical Garden (JBI) manages the collection and botanical collections, comprising more than 4,300 native Brazilian and exotic species from around the world, in addition to researching and monitoring the Institute's natural heritage.
In 2021, Instituto Inhotim was awarded the Grant Awarded – BGCI’s Global Botanic Garden Fund, an international incentive that recognizes and supports projects that work towards plant conservation.
In 2011, Inhotim joined the Brazilian government's official botanical garden association, and the staff has begun an inventory of its 5,000 plant species, including 1,300 types of palm alone. This represents more than 28% of botanical families known to man, and helped the institution receive the title of Private Reserve of Natural Patrimony of Inhotim (RPPN).
Inhotim Institute is the only place in Latin America that has the Carrion Flower, a species native to Asia and famous for being the biggest flower in the world. It is also known for the strong odor it releases when blooming, which has given it the alternative name of "corpse flower". In Inhotim, it bloomed for the first time on December 15, 2010, and again on December 27, 2012. The flower is located in the 'Viveiro Educador', in the Equatorial Greenhouse, and is open for visitation by the general public.
Milkweed plants have the most unique flowers. They are important to many pollinator...but hold a special place in the life of the Monarch butterfly.
"Besides monarchs, frequent visitors also include native bees, honey bees, hummingbirds, and many other types of butterflies.
Milkweed is both a food source and a host plant for monarch eggs that are laid on the underside of the leaves. The larvae feed on the leaves after hatching, but cause no permanent damage to the plant. In turn, the toxic chemicals in the sap of milkweed plants make both the caterpillars and adult butterflies unappetizing to predators."
"During monarch migration flight is fueled by nectaring on the flowers and is punctuated by laying eggs on milkweeds. To grow and sustain each generation, milkweed is the only food needed,” says Agrawal.
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Inspired by one of the Crop Circles figures,
I have designed Number 8 with a twist.
Placing Chinese Unity Symbol on the top and
Universal Peace Symbol on the bottom.
Photo taken in Hollywood Florida.
is one more part of the „Gardens of the world“ in Berlin- Marzahn, opened in April 2011. It is a replica of a medieval monastery garden. It consists of a walkway around a square garden area, which consists of gold-lacquered aluminum profiles, into which passages from the Old and New Testaments are incorporated.
The size of the Christian Garden is about 1.000 square-meters.
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Historische tuin Schoonoord
Voor mij een kleine tuin van Eden , een verborgen parel in de grote stad, je bent daar echt even in de natuur zoals het vele jaren geleden was en nu nog op meer plaatsen zou moeten zijn.
Historische Tuin Schoonoord is een uniek onderdeel van het groene en ecologische erfgoed van Rotterdam. De tuin bevat een rijke verzameling aan flora en fauna. Oorspronkelijk is de voormalige buitenplaats ontworpen in Engelse landschapsstijl. Door de historische elementen, unieke ligging en bijzondere beplanting is Schoonoord aangewezen als beschermd Rijksmonument.
De reusachtige Libanonceders en de Bruine Beuk uit ca 1860 zijn de blikvangers van de tuin. Via de gemetselde boogbrug met het 18e eeuwse toegangshek betreedt u het terrein met honderden plantsoorten. U wandelt o.a. langs de weelderige vijver, oude venijnbomen, Gunnera-planten, een trompetboom, een vleugelnoot en een Amerikaanse tulpenboom. De tuin is gastheer van o.a. 8 bijenvolken, Japanse karpers, ijsvogels en een bosuil.
Historical garden Schoonoord
For me a small garden of Eden, a pearl hidden in the big city, you are really in nature there as it was many years ago and should be in more places now.
Historical Garden Schoonoord is a unique part of Rotterdam's green and ecological heritage. The garden contains a rich collection of flora and fauna. The former country estate was originally designed in the English landscape style. Due to its historical elements, unique location and special plants, Schoonoord has been designated as a protected national monument.
The huge Lebanon cedars and the Brown Beech from around 1860 are the eye-catchers of the garden. You enter the site with hundreds of plant species via the brick arch bridge with the 18th century entrance gate. You will walk past the lush pond, old venison trees, Gunnera plants, a trumpet tree, a wingnut and an American tulip tree. The garden is host to, among others, 8 bee colonies, Japanese carp, kingfishers and a tawny owl.
Historische tuin Schoonoord
Voor mij een kleine tuin van Eden , een verborgen parel in de grote stad, je bent daar echt even in de natuur zoals het vele jaren geleden was en nu nog op meer plaatsen zou moeten zijn.
Historische Tuin Schoonoord is een uniek onderdeel van het groene en ecologische erfgoed van Rotterdam. De tuin bevat een rijke verzameling aan flora en fauna. Oorspronkelijk is de voormalige buitenplaats ontworpen in Engelse landschapsstijl. Door de historische elementen, unieke ligging en bijzondere beplanting is Schoonoord aangewezen als beschermd Rijksmonument.
De reusachtige Libanonceders en de Bruine Beuk uit ca 1860 zijn de blikvangers van de tuin. Via de gemetselde boogbrug met het 18e eeuwse toegangshek betreedt u het terrein met honderden plantsoorten. U wandelt o.a. langs de weelderige vijver, oude venijnbomen, Gunnera-planten, een trompetboom, een vleugelnoot en een Amerikaanse tulpenboom. De tuin is gastheer van o.a. 8 bijenvolken, Japanse karpers, ijsvogels en een bosuil.
Historical garden Schoonoord
For me a small garden of Eden, a pearl hidden in the big city, you are really in nature there as it was many years ago and should be in more places now.
Historical Garden Schoonoord is a unique part of Rotterdam's green and ecological heritage. The garden contains a rich collection of flora and fauna. The former country estate was originally designed in the English landscape style. Due to its historical elements, unique location and special plants, Schoonoord has been designated as a protected national monument.
The huge Lebanon cedars and the Brown Beech from around 1860 are the eye-catchers of the garden. You enter the site with hundreds of plant species via the brick arch bridge with the 18th century entrance gate. You will walk past the lush pond, old venison trees, Gunnera plants, a trumpet tree, a wingnut and an American tulip tree. The garden is host to, among others, 8 bee colonies, Japanese carp, kingfishers and a tawny owl.
Another part of the "Gardens of the World“ in Berlin - Marzahn,
Normally this garden is filled with many visitors. I have been really lucky that day for shooting.
The garden of "the four rivers" was created according to the pattern of a Tschāhār Bāgh and has a size of 6100 square meters.
The oriental garden unites the garden traditions of different countries of the Orient. It represents an image of paradise. Ornamental and useful plants were planted in combination and meet the need for water, shade, color, fragrance and taste that is missing in the desert. The bubbling water fountains and the symmetry of the system are particularly impressive. It was opened in July 2005.
© This photo is the property of Helga Bruchmann. Please do not use my photos for sharing, printing or for any other purpose without my written permission. Thank you!
Historische tuin Schoonoord
Voor mij een kleine tuin van Eden , een verborgen parel in de grote stad, je bent daar echt even in de natuur zoals het vele jaren geleden was en nu nog op meer plaatsen zou moeten zijn.
Historische Tuin Schoonoord is een uniek onderdeel van het groene en ecologische erfgoed van Rotterdam. De tuin bevat een rijke verzameling aan flora en fauna. Oorspronkelijk is de voormalige buitenplaats ontworpen in Engelse landschapsstijl. Door de historische elementen, unieke ligging en bijzondere beplanting is Schoonoord aangewezen als beschermd Rijksmonument.
De reusachtige Libanonceders en de Bruine Beuk uit ca 1860 zijn de blikvangers van de tuin. Via de gemetselde boogbrug met het 18e eeuwse toegangshek betreedt u het terrein met honderden plantsoorten. U wandelt o.a. langs de weelderige vijver, oude venijnbomen, Gunnera-planten, een trompetboom, een vleugelnoot en een Amerikaanse tulpenboom. De tuin is gastheer van o.a. 8 bijenvolken, Japanse karpers, ijsvogels en een bosuil. En in deze foto ook van een telefoonkijker.
Historical garden Schoonoord
For me a small garden of Eden, a pearl hidden in the big city, you are really in nature there as it was many years ago and should be in more places now.
Historical Garden Schoonoord is a unique part of Rotterdam's green and ecological heritage. The garden contains a rich collection of flora and fauna. The former country estate was originally designed in the English landscape style. Due to its historical elements, unique location and special plants, Schoonoord has been designated as a protected national monument.
The huge Lebanon cedars and the Brown Beech from around 1860 are the eye-catchers of the garden. You enter the site with hundreds of plant species via the brick arch bridge with the 18th century entrance gate. You will walk past the lush pond, old venison trees, Gunnera plants, a trumpet tree, a wingnut and an American tulip tree. The garden is host to, among others, 8 bee colonies, Japanese carp, kingfishers and a tawny owl. And in this picture also of a phone checker.
Historische tuin Schoonoord
Voor mij een kleine tuin van Eden , een verborgen parel in de grote stad, je bent daar echt even in de natuur zoals het vele jaren geleden was en nu nog op meer plaatsen zou moeten zijn.
Historische Tuin Schoonoord is een uniek onderdeel van het groene en ecologische erfgoed van Rotterdam. De tuin bevat een rijke verzameling aan flora en fauna. Oorspronkelijk is de voormalige buitenplaats ontworpen in Engelse landschapsstijl. Door de historische elementen, unieke ligging en bijzondere beplanting is Schoonoord aangewezen als beschermd Rijksmonument.
De reusachtige Libanonceders en de Bruine Beuk uit ca 1860 zijn de blikvangers van de tuin. Via de gemetselde boogbrug met het 18e eeuwse toegangshek betreedt u het terrein met honderden plantsoorten. U wandelt o.a. langs de weelderige vijver, oude venijnbomen, Gunnera-planten, een trompetboom, een vleugelnoot en een Amerikaanse tulpenboom. De tuin is gastheer van o.a. 8 bijenvolken, Japanse karpers, ijsvogels en een bosuil.
Historical garden Schoonoord
For me a small garden of Eden, a pearl hidden in the big city, you are really in nature there as it was many years ago and should be in more places now.
Historical Garden Schoonoord is a unique part of Rotterdam's green and ecological heritage. The garden contains a rich collection of flora and fauna. The former country estate was originally designed in the English landscape style. Due to its historical elements, unique location and special plants, Schoonoord has been designated as a protected national monument.
The huge Lebanon cedars and the Brown Beech from around 1860 are the eye-catchers of the garden. You enter the site with hundreds of plant species via the brick arch bridge with the 18th century entrance gate. You will walk past the lush pond, old venison trees, Gunnera plants, a trumpet tree, a wingnut and an American tulip tree. The garden is host to, among others, 8 bee colonies, Japanese carp, kingfishers and a tawny owl.
Narcissus buds (Narcissus Thalia) ready to bloom. This variety of daffodil always does well in my border.
I used my Nikon 105mm macro lens to get the desired shallow depth of field.
- another part of the §“Gardens of the Wird“ in Berlin-Marzehn, opened end of May 2008, size: 3000 m².
The Renaissance garden bears the name “Giardino della Bobolina” and refers to a 1.30 meter high marble figure in the Boboli Gardens in Florence, one of the Italian gardens of the 16th century. Characteristic are the limitation of the stylistic devices, its manageable size and clear forms. It is intended to give the impression of the villa gardens of Tuscany with stone fountains, terracottas and ancient sculptures. Boxwood hedges form the parterres, flower and ornamental plantings complement the garden with orange trees, rose trunks in tubs, topiary trees made of boxwood and herbaceous and lawn plantings. In the "Giardino segreto" gravel paths convey the "private" ambience with slabs, pavement and steps made of light gray sandstone, a wall fountain in an alcove with tufa and recessed water jets is reminiscent of a grotto.
© this photo is the property of Helga Bruchmann. Please do not use my photos for sharing, printing or for any other purpose without my written permission. Thank you!
Tulip Sylvestris flowers (Also known as the Wild Tulip).
This tulip was one of my favourite bulbs from last year. They worked great at the front of the border, with the taller bulbs behind.
Another part of the "Gardens of the World“ in Berlin - Marzahn
The garden of "the four rivers" was created according to the pattern of a Tschāhār Bāgh and has a size of 6100 square meters.
The oriental garden unites the garden traditions of different countries of the Orient. It represents an image of paradise. Ornamental and useful plants were planted in combination and meet the need for water, shade, color, fragrance and taste that is missing in the desert. The bubbling water fountains and the symmetry of the system are particularly impressive. It was opened in July 2005.
© This photo is the property of Helga Bruchmann. Please do not use my photos for sharing, printing or for any other purpose without my written permission. Thank you!
A small corner of the 7 acre garden at Coombe, the home of Australian opera singer, Dame Nellie Melba who died in 1931.
- another part of the §“Gardens of the Wird“ in Berlin-Marzehn, opened end of May 2008, size: 3000 m².
The Renaissance garden bears the name “Giardino della Bobolina” and refers to a 1.30 meter high marble figure in the Boboli Gardens in Florence, one of the Italian gardens of the 16th century. Characteristic are the limitation of the stylistic devices, its manageable size and clear forms. It is intended to give the impression of the villa gardens of Tuscany with stone fountains, terracottas and ancient sculptures. Boxwood hedges form the parterres, flower and ornamental plantings complement the garden with orange trees, rose trunks in tubs, topiary trees made of boxwood and herbaceous and lawn plantings. In the "Giardino segreto" gravel paths convey the "private" ambience with slabs, pavement and steps made of light gray sandstone, a wall fountain in an alcove with tufa and recessed water jets is reminiscent of a grotto.
© This photo is the property of Helga Bruchmann. Please do not use my photos for sharing, printing or for any other purpose without my written permission. Thank you!
Narcissus 'Thalia' 'Thalia' in bloom.
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From the RHS: Narcissus 'Thalia' 'Thalia' is a triandrus cultivar, flowering in mid-spring, and producing two, milk-white flowers per stem. These are about 5cm across, with small cups and narrow, slightly twisted outer petals.
- a part of the „Gardens of the World“ in Berlin - Marzahn
The Chinese Garden was opened in 2003 and it’s size is 27.000 square meters.
Unfortunately I couldn’t find a good translation of this German Information:
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gärten_der_Welt
© This photo is the property of Helga Bruchmann. Please do not use my photos for sharing, printing or for any other purpose without my written permission. Thank you!
Another part of the "Gardens of the World“ in Berlin - Marzahn
The garden of "the four rivers" was created according to the pattern of a Tschāhār Bāgh and has a size of 6100 square meters.
The oriental garden unites the garden traditions of different countries of the Orient. It represents an image of paradise. Ornamental and useful plants were planted in combination and meet the need for water, shade, color, fragrance and taste that is missing in the desert. The bubbling water fountains and the symmetry of the system are particularly impressive. It was opened in July 2005.
© This photo is the property of Helga Bruchmann. Please do not use my photos for sharing, printing or for any other purpose without my written permission. Thank you!
Walking through the Inhotim gardens is more than just contemplating its exuberance. Inserted in the remaining forested portion of the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado – two of the richest biomes in biodiversity and, at the same time, threatened on the planet – the Institute is a pulsating field for scientific research and a tool for conservation and environmental education.
In 2010, Inhotim was recognized as a Botanical Garden, a title awarded by the National Commission of Botanical Gardens (CNJB). The gardens, which began to be built in the 1980s, were designed by Pedro Nehring, who is still responsible for the landscaping of Inhotim. Between 2000 and 2004, Luiz Carlos Orsini created the 25-hectare landscaping project. Today, the Institute is a national and international reference in contemporary tropical landscaping.
In total, there are more than 140 hectares of visitation area, in addition to an extension of 250 hectares of Inhotim Private Natural Heritage Reserve (RPPN). The Inhotim Botanical Garden (JBI) manages the collection and botanical collections, comprising more than 4,300 native Brazilian and exotic species from around the world, in addition to researching and monitoring the Institute's natural heritage.
In 2021, Instituto Inhotim was awarded the Grant Awarded – BGCI’s Global Botanic Garden Fund, an international incentive that recognizes and supports projects that work towards plant conservation.
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It's my third time and I walked 3/4 of the Inhotim institute until today. I walked through the left front part of the desert plants and some art galleries. I'll have to go one more time to see the last part (4/4).
The distance from home to Inhotim Institute is 549.5 kilometers or 340.8 miles by car. The fastest route takes about 7 hours and 19 minutes.
From São Paulo State to Minas Gerais State.
The Secret Garden
There is a hidden secret garden in the neighbouring village - a wild and wonderful woodland, filled with native and exotic trees, fungi, flowers, painted dragonflies, meandering paths, and a babbling, sinuous stream running through it.
I am tempted to say "Isn't mother Nature marvellous?" but the truth is, this is the handiwork and vision of one man - Boyd Mackenzie. This is a lifetime's vocation made manifest in a woodland walk that looks as if it grew naturally in any forest, not - as it was when I came to Gress 35 years ago - a flat, grassy, open croft.
It proves that of you have the foresight, the patience, the skill, and the imagination, you can do anything.