Botanical Garden

 

I visited the Botanical garden in the summer. It was a hot day, so most of my photos were taken from a shady spot.
The Prague Botanical Garden covers 25 hectares, and its exhibits are located at an altitude of 100 meters. It's a unique place, transformed by the efforts of craftmen into a picturesque oasis of living nature surrounded by the city.

 

If you look closely, many of the plants in the garden are potted, overwintering indoors in these pots.

 

 

 

The botanical garden is small; here you can see a Japanese garden, Mediterranean flora, forest displays, plants from arid subtropical and tropical regions, vineyards with the Santa Clara Chapel, and a tropical greenhouse.

 

 

Of course, I couldn't see everything in one day. The entire area is divided into thematic sections and geographical zones. I enjoyed the diverse collection zones, such as the Turkish and Mediterranean zones, the cactus and steppe zones. The garden's creators took into account all the climatic nuances and characteristics of the area. 

 

At the very top level of the garden are small pools for growing aquatic plants.

If I come to Prague again, I will definitely visit the botanical garden and its vineyards, where you can taste local wines by prior arrangement.

 

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My Garden Without Snow In December. A Merry Christmas!

December has arrived, a cold and dark month. I try to go for walks on sunny days, even though the sun rarely shines.

When I arrive at my summer cottage,I immediately turn on the electric heaters. It's difficult to warm up the house quickly because the temperature inside is the same as outside (+3°C to +1°C), but after a while, it becomes warm and cozy. 

Then I go into the garden, and after leaving the warm cottage, it's nice to stroll around, take photos, and then have a cup or two of hot tea with sandwiches and something sweet.

 

Rhododendrons thrive in this cool and damp weather. They tolerate light snow and rain well. Flower buds for the coming spring are clearly visible on the branches.
 

My thuja and silver fir are also happy that there is no frost or snow, because heavy snow can break their branches.

Here I show the plants in the garden last year, when there was a lot of snow.

Sometimes I come into the garden and there's very little snow. If the temperature rises during the day, the snow will have melted by evening.  This year, the sky is often gray and unwelcoming. 

Christmas and New Year are coming soon. I want to congratulate you all and wish you the very best, most importantly, health. If you celebrate national holidays in December, then I congratulate you too!

Wishes for a Merry Christmas! 

Faith, Hope, Love!

 Vera, Nadezda, Lubov! 

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Winter Forest

 

 

 

 

 I made this short video to show you how beautiful the forest is in winter.  

I hope you enjoy it.

Take care!