February 10, 2008
Aquatic Giants
Lesson learned at the Longwood Gardens.
During the summer of 1991 I had the good fortune of being selected to participate in the internship program at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA. I had the even better fortune of being selected to serve my term under the guiding hand of Patrick Nutt, a renowned expert on all things horticulture, but even more renowned for his voluminous knowledge of aquatic plants and gardens. It was here, under Pat’s expert guidance, that I first laid eyes on and eventually got to work with one of the most-revered aquatic plants in the world–the giant waterlily, Victoria.
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February 13, 2007
Overhead Orchids
Beautiful picture
of overhead orchids at the Longwood Gardens here.
Orchids hanging on a living wall-wreath at the Longwood Gardens, NJ.
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January 23, 2007
Bonsai From Longwood Gardens
Click through for more bonsai pictures from the Longwood Gardens.
Laura reminded me by her comment to my Ginkgo biloba post to look at the three photos of bonsai my friend Rosa took at Longwood Gardens on April 29, 2005. One of them is a Ginkgo biloba tree! So here’s the recognizable leaves of the Ginkgo biloba tree that one of my books says looks like duck’s feet:
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