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Published by Mark at 12:08 pm under Chiang Rai province , Hiking and walks , See and Do Mae Fah Luang Botanical Gardens are located in Chiang Rai's Doi Tung district, close to the Burmese border town of Mae Sai. Now some 20 years old, the superb gardens were created in the early 1990s when the particularly troublesome Akha village of Pa Kluay was relocated by the royal-backed Doi Tung Development Project . The village was, in those days, a major opium transporting hub, though government agencies also point out that Pa Kluay, wedged into a narrow gorge, was insalubrious and cramped, so relocation to a site some 500m distant with a sealed road and electricity was judged the best solution. Welcome to the orchid house. Apparently the Queen Mother herself took a particular interest in the area and as well as having a nearby country palace constructed she had the idea of creating some mountain-top gardens to allow local people to see at firsthand temperate climate plant...

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Μανώλης Πατσιλιάς Πρόεδρος Αναγκαστικού Συνεταιρισμού Κροκοπαραγωγών Κοζάνης "Κρόκος Σατίβους" είναι το κατάλληλο βοτανικό όνομα γι' αυτό το φυτό, το οποίο φυτεύεται το καλοκαίρι και ανθίζει το φθινόπωρο. Εχει στενό, γρασιδωτό φύλλωμα με άσπρη κεντρική φλέβα, εμφανίζεται το χειμώνα και μαραίνεται πριν από το καλοκαίρι. Κανένα ίχνος από τον κρόκο δεν θα εμφανιστεί μέχρις ότου οι μέρες γίνουν μικρές και δροσερές. Αυτός ο σπάνιος κρόκος, ο οποίος πρωτοεμφανίστηκε κατά πολλούς στην Ασία, είναι μέλος της οικογένειας φυτών Iris. Σήμερα καλλιεργείται εκτεταμένα στο Ιράν, το Κασμίρ, την Ελλάδα, την Ισπανία και το Μαρόκο. Μοναδική κροκοκαλλιεργούμενη περιοχή της χώρας μας είναι η περιοχή της Κοζάνης, με επίκεντρο τα γειτονικά χωριά Κρόκου, Καρυδίτσας και Ανω Κώμης. Ο κρόκος είναι εύκολο να καλλιεργηθεί. Ήπιο κλίμα, βροχοπτώσεις και καλοδουλεμένο έδαφος είναι επαρκείς παράγοντες. Ενα ράντισμα με τρίμματα κοκάλων στο χώμα στο οποίο θα φυτευτεί ο κρόκος θα το προμηθεύσει με...

Der Bardini-Garten auf Deutsch n in English Il giardino Bardini è uno straordinario belvedere su Firenze: 4 ettari di parco tra la riva sinistra dell’Arno, la collina di Montecuccoli e le mura medievali. In origine era un sistema di orti murati verso Palazzo Mozzi e sulla collina retrostante. Nel Settecento Giulio Mozzi, appassionato di giardini, arricchisce la proprietà con un lungo muro fontana con fondali a mosaico polimaterico. A metà Ottocento il giardino barocco viene ampliato con l’acquisizione del confinante giardino anglo-cinese di Villa Manadora, creato da Luigi Le Blanc a inizio Ottocento. Nella seconda metà del secolo i principi Carolath Benten acquistano tutta la proprietà e arricchiscono il giardino di dettagli vittoriani. Nel 1913 l’antiquario Stefano Bardini acquista il complesso composto da Palazzo Mozzi, dal giardino barocco, dal giardino anglo-ci...

  Vrtba Garden or Vrtbovska Garden (Vrtbovka zahrada) is said to be one of the most beautiful and significant Baroque gardens in the central Europe. Still, it might be quite difficult to find it. It’s hidden behind an unnoticable gate. The more you can surprised by the beauty it shelters. The garden is not so large but you can find there everything what you expect from precious Baroque garden – elegant staircases, decorated banisters, teraces, statues, flower beds, and hedges. The Vrtba Garden offers, according to many people, the best view of the St Nicholas Cathedral and its interesting architecture. Vrtba Garden in Prague is beautiful in every season and is sought after by couples to be married there, by companies for special company events, for garden parties but also for theatre performances and art exhibitions. As a monument written on the prestigious UNESCO list, Vrtba Garden keeps its original look from the biggining of 18th century. First thing you’ll notice is a sta...

  Wallenstein Garden (Valdstejnska zahrada) is probably the first palace garden in Prague. It belongs to the Wallenstein Palace , nowadays the seat of the Senate of the Czech Republic. The garden was built together with the palace in 1623 – 30 in early Baroque style. Now you can find it as a lovely and pieceful place in the centre of Prague. Situated in the east you can see Sala terrena with three arcades. The walls of Sala terrena are decorated by frescoes and stuccoes representing Trojan wars by Baccio di Bianco. The character of the decorations is similar to the decorations in the palace. There are many concerts and theatre performances organized in Sala terrena nowadays. Entering the garden from the palace, your attention will be probably drawn by a large wall opposite the entrance. Although you may have the first impression that you‿re looking at skulls, it’s actually a wall with artificial stalactites imitating limestone cave (grotta) . To the right of the cave you can s...