Showing posts with the label Garden

Bomb Crater Garden

Nov 25, 2019

On September 20, 1940, just over a year after Hitler’s army invaded Poland triggering a six-year war, a German airplane dropped a bomb over...

The Citrus Gardens of Pantelleria

Aug 26, 2019

Located halfway between Sicily and Tunisia’s coastline, lies a small speck of an island called Pantelleria. Pantelleria has a typical Medit...

Landscaping In The Back Of Japanese Mini Pickup Trucks

Jun 9, 2018

The Japan Federation of Landscape Contractors organizes an annual landscaping contest, where landscaping contractors from around Japan arriv...

A Garden In A Sinkhole

Oct 4, 2017

The region in the southeast of South Australia, near Mount Gambier, is littered with many volcanic and karst features such as volcanic crate...

Seoul’s Floating Skygarden

May 25, 2017

A kilometer-long section of a disused overpass in the heart of Seoul has been converted into an urban nursery with more than 24,000 potted p...

The Rock Garden of Chandigarh

Apr 27, 2016

It took years of planning and millions of Rupees to design one of India’s first planned cities, but Chandigarh's biggest tourist attract...

The 100 Stepped Garden of Awaji Yumebutai

Aug 12, 2015

Awaji Yumebutai is a complex of buildings consisting of a conference center, a hotel and a memorial in the city of Awaji located in an islan...

Yukitsuri: The Japanese Snow Suspenders

May 18, 2015

During the winter months, many Japanese gardens sprout strange conical structures that rise above the trees like a crown. They are called Yu...

Topiary Garden Cemetery of Tulcan

Apr 24, 2015

Tulcán, the capital of the province of Carchi in Ecuador, is a small city of 60,000, situated right on the border between Ecuador and Colomb...

Alnwick Poison Garden

Jun 11, 2012

The Alnwick Poison Garden is one of the many public gardens attached to Alnwick Castle in Northumberland, England. The castle itself is the ...

Flower Paradise at Hitachi Seaside Park, Japan

Jun 7, 2012

Hitachi Seaside Park, located in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, next to the Ajigaura Beach, is a flower park and a popular tourist ...

Ashikaga Flower Park, Japan

Mar 30, 2012

The Japanese love flowers, and wisteria are among their favorites. Wisteria (known as fuji in Japan) is said to be one of the archipelago...

The Magnificent Gardens of Marqueyssac

Mar 18, 2012

The town of Vézac in the Dordogne region of France is home to one of the world’s most magnificent landscapes, the famed Gardens of Marqueyss...

The Lost Gardens of Heligan

Oct 9, 2011

The Lost Gardens of Heligan, near Mevagissey in Cornwall, is one of the most popular botanical gardens in the UK. The gardens were created b...