At the Saturday flea market on the Bürkliplatz someone is selling piecemeal a botanical collection. The plants have been carefully flattened and taped down onto sturdy paper and placed between a folded sheet. Each has a white identification tag giving the botanical classification, location where it was collected and the date– all in the year… Continue reading Up for sale
Tag: Botanical
Alter Botanischer Garten
From the hotel room I look across at the old botanical garden. I am intrigued by use of the word ‘old’ in the naming. Did it mean it was the abandoned garden like the old pair of shoes, tossed aside, replaced by the new? From my room I have the impression this is the case… Continue reading Alter Botanischer Garten
Hortensia, a Hydrangea by any other name
We visit the Rhododendron Park, which, according to their website, is the biggest in the world covering 46 hectares. Because the rhododendrons are flowering it is the perfect time to visit but it is other plants that attract my attention; the towering oaks, the pine trees and a garden bed of onion with the large… Continue reading Hortensia, a Hydrangea by any other name