First, the citrus collection of the Hanbury Botanical Gardens, near Ventimiglia, Italy. Below the jump, a Givaudan 360° (use your cursor!) video about the citrus collection at UC Riverside. Then, a recipe for “Hearty Salad with Radicchio, Fennel, Grapefruit and Hazelnuts” from Berkeley café Bartavelle (you can find the recipe online here).
We will bring Keukenhof to you, part 2
We haven’t checked in with the Keukenhof garden in Lisse since March, so here are a few updates. First, an 8 minute 360° (use your cursor!) walk though the garden. Then, below the jump, Managing Director Bart Siemerink talks about the different types of tulips. Last, Gardener Daan shows you the Beach Garden, Mill forest and the fountain.
Greetings from Tennessee
Four videos, starting with a 2 minute introduction to the Memphis Botanic Garden, from 2018. Then below the jump, a 3 minute tour of the (March) spring blooms at Cheekwood in Nashville, followed by a 4 minute tour of the gardens at The Hermitage, the home of Andrew Jackson (also near Nashville). Last, for the kids, making aluminum foil sculpture with Mr. JT from the Dixon Gallery and Gardens in Memphis (and there are more craft projects at their YouTube channel).
Arbor Day Special x 5
Trees for Arbor Day…first, from Nature on PBS, Saving Giant Sequoia Seeds for the Future, followed (below the jump) by a PBS story on Pando (the biggest aspen clone ever identified) in Utah. Then, via United Nations, a clip from Climbing Redwood Giants. Next, Moreton Bay Figs at The National Tropical Botanical Garden on Kauai. Last, Ranger Amy Washuta talks about cypress trees at Big Cypress National Preserve.
Chelsea Physic Garden x 4
The Chelsea Physic Garden, near London, was established in 1673 as the Apothecaries’ Garden. We start with an introduction, followed by (below the jump) the head of education, Michael Holland, introducing the wildlife living in the log pile and the wormery (6 minutes). Then 8 minutes on The Art and Healing Power of Plants, a 2019 exhibit in collaboration with Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust. Last, a quick introduction to 3 carnivorous plants.