Taken on an Honor X6b
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"Dear Ruth" teableau for 03/26/25
I love vintage greeting cards. The one here is from the 1950s.
When we visited the Christchurch Botanic gardens recently my daughter took me to this ancient ivy, her favorite plant in the gardens. It has some terrifically twisted, creepy H. R. Eiger vibes.
It grows up the side of a giant sequoia tree that was planted in 1873. I expect the ivy cannot be much younger than that as its base is completely smothered by large sequoia roots.
https://inaturalist.nz/observations/260229137
#botany #vines #plants #nz #Christchurch #BotanicGarden #ivy #ThickTrunkTuesday.
I just went for a walk in the Fredericton Botanic Gardens. Over thirty years ago, I helped build that place. I designed and installed the nature trails (no gas tools, all picks, axes, bucksaws, and shovels), and planted hundreds of trees. I was mentored by botanist Hal Hinds, and got my start as a botanic illustrator with him. Where there once was a field, there now is a forest. I did that. It feels good to see the fruits of my labour. How many people get to see a forest they planted? #forestry #BotanicGarden #trees #forest #WoodsWorker #SummerJob #RoadTrip #Fredericton
The lovely Dawyck Botanic Garden and arboretum, on 60 acres or 24 hectare of land that rises above the River Tweed near Stobo, south-west of Peebles in the Scottish Borders. It is the result of over 300 years of tree collecting. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/peebles/dawyckgarden/index.html