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... that the golden wattle (pictured) was proclaimed the floral emblem of Australia on 1 September 1988, and in 1992 this date was formally declared "National Wattle Day"? (2014-09-24)
... that Sultan Mohammed IV drowned in the Agdal Gardens near Marrakesh in 1873 when his steam launch capsized in the Sahraj el-Hana (Tank of Health)? (2008-08-22)
... that the flowers of the bush allamanda (pictured) can appear year-round? (2015-10-16)
... that the Queen Anne house (pictured) at the Allen Centennial Gardens was home to four deans of the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences? (2014-11-06)
... that Amazon's spherical employee lounge in Seattle was opened with an Alexa voice command? (2018-02-19)
... that First Lady Michelle Obama describes Thomas Jefferson's attempts to grow four-foot-long cucumbers in her gardening book American Grown? (2012-06-09)
... that Palmeira Square (pictured) in Hove, England, occupies the site of the Anthaeum—whose spectacular collapse the day before it opened made its promoter Henry Phillips go blind from shock? (2012-09-16)
... that Umeå, a 2014 European Capital of Culture, is near an arboretum that specializes in growing plants for use at northern latitudes? (2014-05-20)
... that the Archives of American Gardens holds images and records of over 6,350 United States gardens, many of which were collected by the Garden Club of America in the 1920s? (2012-02-10)
... that the ornamental houseplant Asparagus densiflorus is toxic to dogs and cats? (2009-08-04)
... that some of the mallees in the Australian Inland Botanic Gardens may be up to 2,500 years old? (2009-10-04)
... that Ayrlies Garden has been described as the "quintessential New Zealand garden"? (2008-10-01)
... that Gerbrand Bakker played a tape recording of 1994 Dutch Eurovision entry "Waar is de zon?" as he was given the 2010 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for The Twin? (2010-06-27)
... that Helen Ballard was a hellebore horticulturist? (2020-08-21)
... that the bamboo species Bambusa oldhamii, known as the Giant Timber Bamboo, has been introduced into California, where it is the most common clumping bamboo? (2009-04-15)
... that the Hairpin Banksia spike (pictured) contains over 1,000 individual flowers around a central woody axis? (2006-06-14)
... that English diplomat John Barker introduced vaccination to the Middle East? (2010-03-05)
... that Mel Bartholomew, who developed the time-saving square foot gardening method, said that he gardened "with a salad bowl in mind, not a wheelbarrow"? (2023-12-24)
... that the conservatories of the Bason Botanic Gardens in Wanganui were constructed using recycled bricks from two demolished picture theatres? (2011-03-07)
... that the Berggarten, a historic botanical garden since 1750 in Herrenhausen, features a mausoleum (pictured), where members of the royal family were interred? (2022-01-20)
... that after Rhoda, Lady Birley, made fish stew with cognac for her roses, her daughter said that they "almost cried out with pleasure"? (2021-04-30)
... that the Bloom Festival in Dublin's Phoenix Park is twice as large as the UK's Chelsea Flower Show? (2010-06-13)
... that the most famous boardwalk in the United States is probably the one in Atlantic City, New Jersey, thanks to its association with the Monopoly board game? (2004-09-21)
... that the Faial Botanical Garden aims to preserve the endemic plants of Faial Island in the Azores? (2011-08-08)
... that the epiphytic orchid Miltoniopsis vexillaria was discovered in 1867 by plant collector David Bowman and introduced from Colombia to England in 1873 by a fellow Veitch employee, Henry Chesterton? (2008-11-28)
... that the Cranford Rose Garden at Brooklyn Botanic Garden was cited as having 1,200 varieties of roses? (2024-03-30)
... that the Buçaco Forest contains an olive tree to which the future Duke of Wellington tethered his horse? (2015-11-13)
... that the insectivorous plant Heliamphora nutans (pictured) was re-discovered in British Guiana in 1881 and successfully introduced to England by David Burke? (2008-11-13)
... that a fatberg heavier than an African elephant was removed from a sewer beneath Cadogan Place? (2020-11-14)
... that the garden of Caerhays Castle is home to the largest collection of magnolias in England? (2010-09-04)
... that the peak period in England for formal closed canals in gardens (example pictured) was from about the 1690s to 1720s? (2021-12-26)
... that the cherry blossom front in Japan is forecast by means of the Arrhenius equation? (2012-03-11)
... that the satinleaf tree is endangered in its native Florida, but an invasive weed in Hawaii? (2012-07-10)
... that the only effective way to manage the bacterial plant disease citrus canker is to destroy all infected citrus trees? (2005-07-04)
... that Lester Collins developed Innisfree Garden over 55 years, and it was listed in the US National Register of Historic Places in 2019? (2021-03-15)
... that the gardens of Les Colombières have been described as full of "wit, brilliance and imagination"? (2013-11-28)
... that Pamela Cunningham Copeland (pictured) was honored by the Garden Club of America for her vision in preserving rare and endangered plants at Mount Cuba? (2017-02-09)
... that there are 1,000 species and subspecies of eucalypts at South Australia’s 32 ha (79 acres) Currency Creek Arboretum? (2009-10-12)
... that plant collector Charles Curtis, who first introduced the Nepenthes northiana (pictured) variety of pitcher plant to England, went on to become the first superintendent of the Penang Botanic Gardens? (2008-11-13)
... that the Dark Hedges tree tunnel, a popular tourist destination since it was used as the King's Road in Game of Thrones, might not last twenty years? (2017-05-11)
... that Thomas Davey was part of a florists' cult? (2022-01-26)
... that plant scientist Norman C. Deno's research on seed germination techniques resulted in him writing a book with germination methods for thousands of species? (2021-03-06)
... that Doug was nominated to Guinness World Records as the world's largest potato before genetic testing confirmed that it was actually a tuber of a gourd? (2022-05-07)
... that the wax flowers of eastern Australia are members of the citrus family, while those from the west are of the myrtle family? (2010-10-05)
... that Esplanade Park (pictured), built in 1943, is one of the oldest parks in Singapore, and has a number of historical landmarks which include the former Indian National Army Monument site and The Cenotaph? (2006-11-12)
... that Ficus obliqua, which may reach 100 ft (35 m) high in Australian rainforests, is well suited for use in bonsai? (2008-07-14)
... that Xenia Field helped to establish the first bail hostel in Britain? (2014-08-06)
... that in 1973, Caroline Rose Foster donated her farm Fosterfields to the Parks Commission of Morris County, New Jersey to be preserved as a functioning farm from 1920? (2022-05-20)
... that Frank Curto Park, named after a local horticulturist, contains a collection of unusual urban art pieces? (2010-07-09)
... that as long ago as 1919, women's garden clubs in the United States were campaigning against highway billboards? (2012-03-28)
... that some 18th-century estates employed garden hermits to dwell as living ornaments, sometimes dressed like druids, in purpose-built hermitages and follies? (2015-03-23)
... that the Garden of Ninfa (pictured) has been called "the most romantic garden in the world"? (2014-04-02)
... that Vita Sackville-West described the garden rooms she created at Sissinghurst (pictured) as "a series of escapes from the world, giving the impression of cumulative escape"? (2022-01-27)
... that the Australian rainforest (and garden) plants Narrow-leaved-, Brown, and Native Gardenias of the genus Atractocarpus have fragrant flowers, much like the more familiar Common Gardenia? (2009-08-30)
... that 40% of Gardens Alive's revenue comes from non-gardening merchandise? (2015-02-21)
... that Indianapolis' Garfield Park Conservatory was the first glass and welded-aluminum conservatory in the United States? (2008-02-02)
... that a statue originally created in 1815 for The Alameda Gibraltar Botanic Gardens was carved from the bowsprit of the Spanish ship San Juan Nepomuceno, taken at the Battle of Trafalgar? (2007-12-02)
... that the 18th-century Great Pagoda in London is considered the most important surviving example of Chinoiserie: Chinese-inspired design in Europe? (2021-06-02)
... that the Green Guerillas threw "seed grenades" into abandoned lots in New York City? (2021-09-20)
... that Greenbank Gardens near Glasgow, Scotland were built by Robert Allason, a slave trader? (2008-09-30)
... that James Leal Greenleaf was a civil engineer who also landscaped the Washington Monument? (2013-05-01)
... that Miles Hadfield ensured supplies of food to Coventry during the Second World War Blitz? (2022-03-13)
... that Hadspen House has been owned by the family of Henry Hobhouse since 1785? (2007-11-29)
... that Enid A. Haupt has been described as "the greatest patron American horticulture has ever known"? (2011-01-05)
... that Fannie Mahood Heath was nicknamed the "flower lady of North Dakota" for her garden that included over 450 different species of flowers, bushes, and trees? (2021-04-21)
... that the growing of heirloom plants may help increase the genetic variety of crops? (2005-04-26)
... that the Lenten rose (pictured) is named after its flowering period being in Lent? (2018-02-14)
... that the green hellebore (pictured) was used as a folk remedy to treat worms in children, and topically for lice? (2015-02-10)
... that a Junkers Ju88 was shot down and crashed on the drive of historic Hestercombe House on 28 March 1944? (2007-03-07)
... that Hong Lim Green was Singapore's first public garden? (2005-10-26)
... that artisan botanist John Horsefield was born "dead" but went on to champion the "ignorant and degraded" Lancashire textile workers? (2012-01-26)
... that the Renaissance-styled Hortus Palatinus gardens (pictured) of Heidelberg included a collection of singing mechanical birds? (2010-01-13)
... that the Inland Customs Line stretched across more than 2,500 miles (4,000 km) of British India and was compared to the Great Wall of China? (2010-09-17)
... that Innisfree Garden in Millwood, New York, was developed from the 1930s by a painter fascinated with an 8th-century Chinese artist, and a landscape architect from Harvard? (2021-02-11)
... that Rhadinoceraea micans larvae can completely defoliate waterside irises? (2012-07-11)
... that iron chelate helps fix chlorophyll deficiency in garden plants but is toxic to slugs and snails? (2009-10-23)
... that Kellie Castle in Scotland dates back to 1150 and it is rumoured that the 5th Earl of Kellie hid there in a burnt-out tree stump for the entire summer following the Battle of Culloden in 1746? (2005-12-30)
... that, while running against him for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, Levi L. Lamborn gave William McKinley a red carnation, which became McKinley's good-luck charm for the rest of his life? (2012-02-19)
... that the English garden designer Batty Langley attempted to "improve" Gothic architectural forms by giving them classical proportions, described in his book Gothic Architecture, improved by Rules and Proportions? (2005-12-14)
... that the Western Australian shrub Lechenaultia biloba is renowned for its vivid blue flowers? (2015-01-20)
... that the Western Australian shrub Lechenaultia formosa is renowned for its red, orange, or yellow flowers? (2015-01-13)
... that Kensington (Olympia) station lies on part of the grounds of Lee and Kennedy, the prominent nurserymen in Hammersmith, London, who introduced the Chilean fuchsia, Fuchsia magellanica, to English gardens in 1788? (2010-09-07)
... that Peter Joseph Lenné's gardening academy in Potsdam was the first school to formally teach garden architecture? (2006-03-08)
... that William Lobb earned the sobriquet "messenger of the big tree" for introducing the Chilean "monkey puzzle" tree (pictured) and the massive North American "Wellingtonia" to English commerce? (2008-12-28)
... that Long Ashton Research Station closed in 2003 having served agriculture and horticulture for exactly 100 years? (2004-07-18)
... that Lurie Garden is the focal nature component of what is perhaps the world's largest green roof? (2008-06-07)
... that Magnolia × soulangeana is the most commonly used magnolia in horticulture in the British Isles? (2009-08-31)
... that Victorian plant collector Charles Maries introduced over 500 species of plants to England, including Viburnum plicatum "Mariesii" (pictured) which was named after him? (2008-10-27)
... that the cucumber seeds that botanist Elwyn Meader brought back from Korea in 1948 became the basis for all modern cucumber hybrids grown worldwide? (2021-04-19)
... that much of what we know of medieval gardens comes from illuminated manuscripts (example pictured)? (2024-07-05)
... that Melbourne Hall, Derbyshire, was once the seat of Victorian Prime Minister, William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, and thus is the ultimate origin for the naming of Melbourne, Australia? (2006-08-18)
... that the 800-year-old Minchenden Oak is one of the oldest trees in London? (2020-08-14)
... that while the New York Vauxhall Gardens drew in colonial New Yorkers with a wax museum and outdoor theater, a copycat competitor attracted them with ice cream? (2008-05-15)
... that early plans for Washington, D.C. had the White House facing a convergence of radial avenues centered on the present-day North Lawn, with gardens descending to Tiber Creek in the present-day South Lawn? (2008-02-16)
... that the North-West University Botanical Garden is currently the only botanical garden in the North West Province of South Africa? (2012-09-22)
... that Northfield Allotments are claimed to be the oldest in London? (2017-11-26)
... that Ochna serrulata is called "Mickey Mouse Plant" because the plant's bright-red sepals (pictured) resemble the face of Mickey Mouse? (2008-10-05)
... that Odontadenia macrantha flowers year-round in its natural habitat? (2018-01-27)
... that Ohinetahi, the historical home and formal garden in New Zealand owned by Sir Miles Warren, architect of the Christchurch Town Hall, was extensively damaged during the 2010 Canterbury earthquake? (2011-03-01)
... that Oldfields, the 26 acre historic home once owned by J.K. Lilly, Jr., is an example of an American country place estate located on the grounds of the Indianapolis Museum of Art? (2011-01-22)
... that during the Victorian era, orchid hunters often endured tropical diseases, wild animals, cannabalistic tribes, and competition amongst each other? (2010-05-20)
... that Pandorea "Golden Showers" is a yellow-flowering variety of the Australian native plant the Wonga Wonga Vine? (2008-09-26)
... that Begonia boliviensis, one of the species used the production of the first hybrid tuberous begonia raised in England, was introduced from Bolivia by the Victorian plant collector Richard Pearce? (2008-11-20)
... that jackfruits and chili peppers (pictured) are among the many crops planted in Indonesian home gardens? (2019-09-21)
... that Willem Adriaan van der Stel introduced the ivy-leaved pelargonium to the Netherlands from South Africa in 1700? (2018-10-07)
... that Fredrik Magnus Piper introduced the English landscape garden to Sweden? (2013-11-03)
... that the juvenile leaves of Placospermum coriaceum are up to 90 cm (35 in) long? (2013-04-17)
... that the frangipani (or plumeria), which is used to make leis (pictured) in Hawaii, is native to Central and northern South America? (2010-02-13)
... that after she was fired by fascists for being a Jew, agronomist Elza Polak ran a network of gardens to feed the Yugoslav Partisan resistance movement during World War II? (2018-06-21)
... that English nurseryman Luke Pope claimed on his deathbed to have spent more than £3,000 (equivalent to over £250,000 in 2020) on tulip bulbs? (2022-02-27)
... that the fungus gnat is often found around houseplants because it lays eggs in moist potting soil? (2008-07-11)
... that the Privy Garden of the Palace of Whitehall had a screen installed to ensure that passersby would not see the King of England in his bathtub? (2015-02-22)
... that Banksia 'Roller Coaster', the prostrate cultivar of Banksia integrifolia, is less than 50 centimetres high, while the normal form can be a 25 metre tree? (2009-08-20)
... that Prunus kansuensis, the Gansu peach, has pits that are not pitted? (2018-12-12)
... that Queens Botanical Garden in New York City was built on top of landfill atop a creek? (2019-03-11)
... that seeds from Asia allowed Dorothy Renton to create "the finest two acres of private garden" (detail pictured) in Scotland? (2021-05-04)
... that Richmond Park in London is three times the size of Central Park in New York? (2015-02-14)
... that Rosa 'Line Renaud' (pictured) won the National Horticultural Society of France's 2009 Grand Prix de la Rose in all categories? (2014-06-07)
... that Mien Ruys, a Dutch garden architect, started the fad of designing gardens using railroad ties (Dutch, bielzen), so much so that her nickname became Bielzen Mien? (2010-05-25)
... that orchidologist Henry Frederick Conrad Sander's magnum opus depicted life-sized orchids in volumes over 20 inches (63 cm) tall? (2008-02-21)
... that the Saxon Garden (pictured) was opened in 1727 as the first publicly accessible park in Warsaw? (2008-02-20)
... that Schlosspark Biebrich (pictured), the garden at a former residence of the Duchy of Nassau on the Rhine, is the venue of the Internationales Pfingstturnier Wiesbaden? (2021-09-26)
... that in the 1930s, the Baroque parterre of the Schlosspark (aerial view pictured) in Brühl, part of a World Heritage Site, was restored according to the original 1728 plans? (2021-04-10)
... that Schlosspark Türnich, the park of a moated palace (pictured), is managed with a focus on biodiversity? (2021-12-14)
... that seed swaps, potluck-style events where gardeners exchange seeds, help maintain biodiversity and preserve cultural and regional traditions? (2009-06-07)
... that the Shakers were the first to package seeds for sale in small paper envelopes that were sold through the Shaker Seed Company (box label pictured)? (2015-06-23)
... that the flat broom (pictured) was originally made in the Shaker broom vise? (2015-07-05)
... that the Shakespeare garden in Wessington Springs, South Dakota, was the first of its kind in the state? (2024-04-07)
... that William Shakespeare was an avid gardener and that modern Shakespeare gardens cultivate dozens of plant species mentioned in his plays? (2006-02-08)
... that Shanghai Botanical Garden has a penjing garden that covers 4 hectares (9.9 acres)? (2012-10-16)
... that the company set up by horticulturist Theodosia Burr Shepherd is considered the foundation of the California seed industry? (2018-10-21)
... that a plant can be grown into two individual plants by simple layering? (2013-07-19)
... that geographer J. Russell Smith worked with the USDA to make 20 new varieties of Chinese chestnut, with the aim of creating a blight-resistant tree? (2021-03-12)
... that the Smithsonian Gardens' orchid collection contains over 8,000 plants representing 256 genera? (2012-11-10)
... that snow mold, a type of fungus, can severely damage grass if it snows? (2012-10-12)
... that the former secretary to the French embassy to Constantinople and army officer Étienne Soulange-Bodin set up a horticultural institute near Paris to rival Kew in the early 19th century? (2009-09-04)
... that the Springburn Winter Gardens, the largest single-span glasshouse in Scotland, has been derelict since 1983? (2022-01-21)
... that a swan sculpture (pictured) in Stapenhill Gardens, described by the park superintendent as a "monstrosity" after its construction in 1953, is now a town landmark? (2019-07-20)
... that Stonecrop Gardens in the Hudson Highlands features alpine vegetation and a sunken English garden? (2021-01-30)
... that the only woman to feature in the Temple of British Worthies (pictured) at Stowe Gardens is Elizabeth I? (2023-03-10)
... that when Prince Philip first saw the stumpery at Highgrove House he asked his son, Charles, "when are you going to set fire to this lot?"? (2009-02-09)
... that the Sukorambi Botanical Garden is home to 300 species of herbs, 200 of flowers, and 500 books? (2014-02-08)
... that the Sydney asbestos crisis started when a child brought home handfuls of mulch from a playground? (2024-03-28)
... that Paul Thomson, co-founder of the California Rare Fruit Growers Association, grew the first successful mammee apple crop in the state's history? (2008-08-09)
... that the orchid Masdevallia veitchiana (pictured), which can be found around Machu Picchu, was named after the founder of the Chelsea Flower Show, Sir Harry Veitch? (2008-10-18)
... that a proposal was made to build a shoe factory on Waterloo Park? (2021-05-30)
... that the 1971 restoration of Westbury Court Garden, a 17th-century water garden in Gloucestershire, only used plants that had been introduced to the British Isles before 1700? (2008-12-06)
... that the White House has an official position called Chief Floral Designer? (2007-11-10)
... that the tradition of a themed White House Christmas tree was started in 1961 by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (pictured, with JFK and tree)? (2009-04-08)
... that in garden history, a wilderness is a highly artificial and formalized type of woodland, forming a section of a large garden? (2022-01-19)
... that in 1908, Louisa Wilkins went to Damascus without local language skills, wearing long skirts and riding side saddle? (2021-05-02)
... that horticulturalist Ellen Willmott had more than 60 plants named after her or her home, Warley Place, including Rosa willmottiae (pictured)? (2010-04-14)
... that the woodland garden (example pictured), "colourfully planted with exotic shrubs and herbaceous plants, dominated English horticulture from 1910 to 1960"? (2022-02-16)
... that Daisy the dinosaur (relative pictured) lives with Elton John? (2018-04-01)
... that as of April 2014, the rose rosette virus had killed at least two-thirds of the roses in the Tulsa Rose Garden? (2014-06-22)
... that although Surrey County Council created over 250 smallholdings for men after the First World War, it was the Women's Farm and Garden Society which created those for women? (2021-05-07)
... that World Naked Gardening Day, celebrated in May to promote nude gardening, was first observed in 2005? (2012-04-05)
... that any baseballs that get hit and lodged in the Wrigley Field ivy (pictured) score the batter a double? (2017-04-11)
... that golden-flowered Australian native daisy Xerochrysum bracteatum (pictured) was developed into a wide variety of colours in Arnstadt, Germany, in the 1850s? (2010-09-26)
... that horticulturalist Albert F. Yeager's accomplishments led to him being referred to as the "plant wizard of the north" and the "Luther Burbank of North Dakota"? (2021-05-08)

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Featured pictures

07. Japanese Garden Pano, Cowra, NSW, 22.09.2006
African daisy (Osteospermum sp. 'Pink Whirls')
Alpine House, Kew Gardens, 2018 edit
Dark Hedges near Armoy, Co Antrim (cropped)
Doorgang in muur. Locatie, Chinese tuin Het Verborgen Rijk van Ming. Locatie. Hortus Haren 01
Edificio principal, Jardín Botánico, Múnich, Alemania 2012-04-21, DD 04
Helleborus orientalis, Zaaddozen zwellen, Locatie, Tuinreservaat Jonkervallei 01
Helleborus orientalis. Lenteroos 04
Helsinki July 2013-14
Le Jardin de Nébamoun
MJK 54041 Barockträdgården (Drottningholm)
Peace lily - 1 - cropped
Pomegranate arils
Rooftop farm at the Essex (65787p)
Scotland-2016-West Lothian-Hopetoun House 02
Разнообразие семян

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In the News articles

Peter Cundall (2021-12-05)

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Main page featured articles

Acacia pycnantha (2015-09-01)
Ailanthus altissima (2008-04-15)
Banksia integrifolia (2007-02-27)
Banksia ericifolia (2009-01-26)
Banksia prionotes (2010-06-02)
Banksia spinulosa (2011-03-02)
Ficus obliqua (2013-10-11)
Sissinghurst Castle Garden (2019-04-18)
Xerochrysum bracteatum (2014-12-11)

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Main page featured lists

List of Narcissus horticultural divisions (2015-06-05)
Registered historic parks and gardens in Monmouthshire (2023-05-05)

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Picture of the day pictures

07. Japanese Garden Pano, Cowra, NSW, 22.09.2006 (2008-01-15)
African daisy (Osteospermum sp. 'Pink Whirls') (2005-09-04)
Alpine House, Kew Gardens, 2018 edit (2021-09-16)
Dark Hedges near Armoy, Co Antrim (cropped) (2023-03-17)
Edificio principal, Jardín Botánico, Múnich, Alemania 2012-04-21, DD 04 (2013-10-11)
Helleborus orientalis, Zaaddozen zwellen, Locatie, Tuinreservaat Jonkervallei 01 (2019-11-16)
Helleborus orientalis. Lenteroos 04 (2021-02-17)
Helsinki July 2013-14 (2015-03-15)
Le Jardin de Nébamoun (2021-04-24)
MJK 54041 Barockträdgården (Drottningholm) (2021-12-13)
Peace lily - 1 - cropped (2023-09-21)
Pomegranate arils (2024-09-21)
Rooftop farm at the Essex (65787p) (2023-04-20)
Scotland-2016-West Lothian-Hopetoun House 02 (2020-04-01)
Разнообразие семян (2022-04-27)

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