Jardín Botánico Forestal Chipre

Disfruten la ruta de la jardinería y naturaleza del Jardín Botánico Forestal (Jardín de Dasovotanikos) de Chipre, o la tranquilidad del jardín del Monasterio de Agia Napa.

Jardín Dasovotanikos Chipre Jardín Botánico Forestal Chipre

Jardin de invierno en el Palacio Real de Laeken

Designed by architect Alphonse Balat and built between 1874 and 1876, the Winter Garden was the first greenhouse in the imposing city of glass which would be built over thirty years on the Laeken estate. The dimensions of this greenhouse allowed tall palm trees, the majority of which date from the time of Leopold II. As soon as it was completed, this greenhouse was used for royal receptions

Jardin del Palacio Real de Laeken en Bélgica

Jardin del Palacio Real de Laeken en Bélgica

During the 19th century, progress in construction techniques, especially the use of metal and glass as construction materials, made a new type of building possible: the greenhouse.

In 1873, architect Alphonse Balat designed for King Leopold II a complex of greenhouses which complement the castle of Laeken, built in the classical style. The complex has the appearance of a glass city set in an undulating landscape. The monumental pavilions, glass cupolas, wide arcades that cross the site like covered streets, are much more than an anecdote on the architectural applications of iron and glass or on little greenhouses of exotic plants. What the Royal Greenhouses express concerns architecture and, specifically, a major construction programme: the "Ideal Glass Palace".

They are the culmination of various meetings, letters, sketches and plans exchanged between architect Alphonse Balat and King Leopold II. But above all, they are a reminder that they inspired the new Belgian architecture of the day, and their influence spread, with Art Nouveau, throughout the world.

The present-day plant collection at the Greenhouses in Laeken is valuable from three viewpoints. First of all, some of the plants belonging to Leopold II's original collections still exist. Furthermore, the current collections still respect the spirit that prevailed when the original collections were planted. Finally, the Royal Greenhouses still contain an enormous number of rare and valuable plants.

Each year, in the spring, the Greenhouses of Laeken are opened to the public, during almost three weeks. This tradition has been carried on for a century.

BIBLIOGRAPHY :

Les Serres Royales de Laeken. Bruxelles, Service de presse de la Régie des Bâtiments, 1998.

Edgard Goedleven. Les serres royales de Laeken. Bruxelles, Racine & SFI, 1997.

Piet Lombaerde and Ronny Gobyn. Léopold II Roi-Bâtisseur. Gand, Pandora, 1995.

Liane Ranier. Léopold II urbaniste. Bruxelles, Hayez, 1973.

Irène Smets. The Royal Greenhouses of Laeken. Ghent, Ludion, 2001.

Emiel Vandewoude, Jos. Vandenbreeden, Paul Van Gorp. Les serres royales à Laeken. Bruxelles, Donation Royale, 1981.

Emiel Vandewoude. De bouw van de Wintertuin te Laken, 1874-1876. Een initiatief van Leopold II in: Album Carlos Wyffels. Brussels, 1987, pp. 457-473.


Overall view


Built on the initiative of King Leopold II, The Royal Greenhouses of Laeken are among the main monuments of the 19th century in Belgium. They were built entirely of metal and glass, which was a spectacular innovation at the time. The greenhouses house a sizeable collection of plants and flowers, particularly exotic ones, including a very important collection of camellias. Each year in the spring, the greenhouses are opened to the general public, which demonstrates the desire of the current Sovereigns to share their love of plants and flowers with everyone.

The Pier


Built in 1886-1887, the Pier Greenhouse was intended to receive guests when the King was holding court in the Winter Garden or the Dining Room Greenhouse.


The staircase leads to the Winter Garden. At the ends of the Pier are two statues by Charles Van der Stappen, Dawn and Evening. Medinillas (a tropical plant from the Philippines) are laid out in Chinese vases brought back by King Leopold II from a trip to the Far East while he was still Duke of Brabant.

The Winter Garden
Designed by architect Alphonse Balat and built between 1874 and 1876, the Winter Garden was the first greenhouse in the imposing city of glass which would be built over thirty years on the Laeken estate. The dimensions of this greenhouse allowed tall palm trees, the majority of which date from the time of Leopold II. As soon as it was completed, this greenhouse was used for royal receptions.


Jardin del Palacio Real de Laeken en Bélgica

Event 2009 in the Botanical Garden of Belgium

2009 The year of Charles Darwin
Summer
Free ride with horse and carrige every Sunday from April till September
Free beer tasting every Sunday of June + July 12th and August 16th from 2 till 5.30 p.m.
Darwin Trail, discover Darwin's fascinating work with plants on a thematic trail through the Garden (Dutch and French) 1st May - 31st December
Historic Walk: Discover the history of the National Botanic Garden. Free leaflet in Dutch or French.
1st May - 30th June

Exhibition: "Graines de mémoire". 2009 has been chosen by the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation) as Year of Natural Fibres. To celebrate this we welcome the French artist Phet Cheng Suor to the Garden to demonstrate her skills with plant fibres.
You can meet the artist on June 28th, July 12th and September 27th (reservations: info@br.fgov.be - 02 260 09 70)

Nocturne on October 15th 5-10 p.m.
15th May - 18th October
Walk 'Plants on your plate': Free leaflet in Dutch or French.
1st July - 31st August

Exhibition 'Living in a box, the lungs of our planet - diatoms revealed'. Diatoms are as important for the production of oxygen on Earth as the tropical rain forests. The exhibition explains what a diatom is and demonstrates the scientific interest and their practical uses. 26th June - 27th September
Diatom Congress 'Diatom Taxonomy in the 21st century'. To commemorate the 100th year since the death of Belgium's famous Diatom specialist Henri Van Heurck (1839-1909), we organise this international conference. 24th-26th August
Autumn Indigenous Tree Walk: Educational walk with free leaflet in Dutch or French.
1st September - 31st October

Darwin Trail, discover Darwin's fascinating work with plants on a thematic trail through the Garden (Dutch and French) 1st May - 31st December
ENSCONET Germinaton Workshop 'A critical review of germination procedures'. 15th-17th September
Noctune: Discover the magic of the Botanic Garden by night, with a visit to the candle-lit Greenhouses, full of exotic flowers and trees. You can also have a walk through the Botanic Garden's castle tower. It features the art exhibit on plant fibres 'Graines de mémoire'. Not to be missed!
October 15th
5-10 p.m.

Winter Conifer Walk: Explore the architectural qualities of our conifer collection. Free leaflet in Dutch or French.
1st November - 15th January 2010

Darwin Trail, discover Darwin's fascinating work with plants on a thematic trail through the Garden (Dutch and French) 1st May - 31st December
The Garden is closed on December 25th, January 1st and 4th.
2010 Biodiversity year
Winter Conifer Walk: Explore the architectural qualities of our conifer collection. Free leaflet in Dutch or French.
1st November 2009 - 15th January 2010

Winter Walk: Winter blossoms, beautiful bark and enchanting perfumes. Come and discover our winter treasures. Free leaflet in Dutch or French.
16th January - 20th March

Spring Magnolia Walk: Admire our collection of magnolias, we offer free leaflet guides with educational walk in Dutch or French.
21st March - 30th April

Summer Your baby on a giant water lily leaf. During the shortest night of the year, come and get this unique picture taken by our photographer.
20th June

Summer Event: Our famous garden fair, a must for every garden lover looking for that special plant of gift.
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Event 2009 in the Botanical Garden of Belgium

The Botanic Garden of Belgium

The total area of the Botanic Garden is 92 hectares and holds 18.000 kinds of plants. In the Plant Palace, you can experience plants from around the world no matter what the weather is; from carnivorous plants to succulents... In summer head for our collection of herbaceous perennials in the Herbetum and ponder a while in the Garden with medicinal plants. The Castle regularly houses exhibitions that can be viewed at no extra cost. A stroll trough the northwest part of the domain will reveal our enchanting oak, conifers, magnolia, hydrangea, rhododendron, maple and wild rose collections.

Other features:

Herbarium and Library
Traditional farm house 'Vlaamse Hoeve'
Bouchout Castle
Former farmstead 'Pachthof' and Garden Shop
Plant Palace
English Bridge
Hunting Pavilion
Balat Glasshouse
Temple of Friendship
Orangery
Magnolias
Castle Garden
Long Border
Orchid meadow 'Machoechel'
Fruticetum
Medicinal Plants
Herbetum
Coniferetum
'De Bilt' - Wild Meise
Oak trees
Hydrangeas
Rhododendrons
Maples
North American wood
Walled Garden
Mediterranean Plants
Marsh area
Mammoth tree
Swamp cypress
Tulip tree
Sugar maple
Castle lake
Orangery lake
Sculpture 'Lotus 1, 2 & 3'
Bamboos
Wild roses
Camellias and peonies
Beehives

The Botanic Garden of Belgium

Jardines en Bélgica

Castillo Hex

Annevoie Freyr

Bélgica se encuentra salpicada de hermosos jardines en muchos de sus castillos, como el Annevoie Freyr, y el Hex. ¡La colección del Jardín Botánico Nacional incluye más de 10.000 especies de plantas! Si visitan durante la primavera, no se pierdan los asombrosos Invernaderos del Rey del Palacio Real de Laeken

Jardines celebres de Europa

¿Cómo se llama aquel famoso festival de tulipanes en Holanda? Están pensando en el Keukenhof, el huerto convertido en espectáculo de bulbos cerca del pueblo de Lisse, donde, todos los años, los cultivadores compiten entre sí en una muestra extraordinaria de color y formas que comprende ¡más de 7 millones de bulbos! En el Reino Unido, el Chelsea Flower Show de Londres es el destino para contemplar los últimos estilos y tecnologías en jardinería. La Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) organiza el evento y mantiene cuatro jardines espectaculares, así como muchas otras actividades. Vayan donde vayan en Gran Bretaña, encontrarán jardines de todo tipo en castillos y casas señoriales y el mayor invernadero del mundo, el Proyecto Eden, un conjunto medioambiental de gran escala. En Francia, las famosas zonas ajardinadas de Versalles, las Tullerías y el Castillo de Chantilly, entre otras, son todas trabajo del insigne Andre Le Nôtre.

“Kleingarten" Jardines en Alemania

En Alemania suceden algunas de las historias más insólitas del mundo. Una de ellas invita a acercarse a la naturaleza de una forma tradicional.

Porque a lo largo y a lo ancho del país es común encontrarse con pequeñas parcelas que, curiosamente, se alquilan para que los alemanes puedan contar con un pequeño terreno en donde cultivar plantas plantas, flores y vegetales.

Quien está detrás de esta historia es el Ayuntamiento, que regentea los jardines y los alquila. Pero los ciudadanos no sólo pueden saciar sus ansias de jardinería y paisajismo pues incluso pueden construir una pequeña cabaña siempre y cuando no supere los 12 m2.

Aunque lo extraño es que la ley no permite pernoctar en las casas sino que sólo deben funcionar para disfrutarlas durante el día ya sea en una barbacoa o en la siesta.

Si bien los “Kleingarten” – también llamados Schrebergarten, Heimgarten o Familiengarten- son típicos de Alemania también se pueden encontrar en otros países como el Reino Unido, Francia o Finlandia

New Flower in Chelsea Flower Show 2009

Rose Grosvenor House
An elegant yellow rose with high-gloss foliage named 'Grosvenor House' in celebration of the hotel's 80th birthday. Bred by the late Colin Horner, it will be widely planted in Hyde Park

Girlguiding UK Centenary Rose

Clusters of almost-single, red-purple flowers, each with a smart white centre. The guiding charity will accrue 20 per cent from each sale.





Robert Winston rose

This compact crimson-red floribunda was selected by the scientist Sir Robert Winston at the nursery some years ago. Named 'Robert Winston', it will benefit his chosen charity, Women for Women, an organisation that helps war-torn women and young children recover and rebuild.

Harkness Roses (D9)

Tulip Typhoon
The eye-catching lily-flowered, blood-red, 'Typhoo

New flower in Chelsea Flower Show 2009

New flower in Chelsea Flower Show 2009

Chrsyaanthemum Tim Wonnacott
The affable presenter of Bargain Hunt, Tim Wonnacott, also has a suitably sunny new chrysanthemum named for him
Chrysanthemums Direct (C27)

Sweet Pea Geoff Hughes
An orange-striped sweet pea, christened 'Geoff Hughes' after the actor who portrayed Onslow in Keeping up Appearances

Iris Coeur d'Or
A nautical navy-blue and pure-white bicolour

Heuchera Tiramisu
A new 'chameleon' heuchera bred in France. In spring the chartreuse-green foliage is striking, but as summer fades the foliage takes on a chocolate hue before turning to frosted verdigris in winter when the veining is most prominent

Clematis Ooh La La
'Ooh La La' has ruffled, raspberry-pink flowers with contrasting purple striping


New flower in Chelsea Flower Show 2009

Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 7 al 12 de julio 2009

Enjoy the good life at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
Gardening’s best gets down to earth at this year's show, so be ready to make the most of your garden. There’ll be ideas on how you can grow your own, enjoy healthy outdoor living and much, much more. With something for everyone this summer, join us for a day of home-grown fun the whole family can get stuck into – and don’t forget kids go free

Flower Show Hampton Court Palace

Great Pavilion floral in Chelsea Flower show

The Great Pavilion at the heart of Chelsea Flower Show contains 110 breathtaking floral displays and this year several of the exhibitors are celebrating landmark appearances. The NAFAS (F18) group from Wessex and Jersey celebrate the association's 50th birthday with a floral display that's so large it's had to be constructed in an aircraft hanger. Entitled ''Inside Out, Outside In'', the pastel palette of cream, lemon, apricot, pink and lilac is brought to life by some lively dashes of regal purple and lime green. Don't miss Floral Design on Rock Garden Bank.

The Brazilian-born, floral artist from Kew, Zita Elze (G23), also uses British-grown flowers in her first Chelsea exhibit, ''Celebration of Life''. Her textured tapestry of fruit, foliage and flower is an ethereal, uplifting mixture of blush-white blooms with a sombre chink of dark flowers symbolising mortality.


It's 40 years since rosarian David Austin (David Austin Roses, C22) launched his repeat-flowering and fragrant English Roses as an antidote to the hordes of stiffly formal hybrid teas. There are now more than 200 scented varieties and 75 of the best are in a recreation of The Canal Garden, part of the company's Albrighton rose garden.

Southfield Nurseries (E2), winner of 23 consecutive Gold medals for its cacti, vies for its 24th with a wide-ranging display. It will feature prickly echinopsis, commonly called sea urchin cacti, and rebutia. Both are rounded and produce large, vivid flowers in flushes throughout the summer. Southfields raises and names hybrids of both.

Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants (F13) celebrates a 21st birthday this year and Rosy Hardy, the queen of the cottage garden, is pulling out the stops with a larger exhibit. The centrepiece metal sculpture, designed by New Forest blacksmith Colin Phillips, resembles vertical shards of ice and the soft planting will reflect the right plant, right place message. The upright allium 'Purple Sensation' emerges through the broad silvery leaves of Artemisia ludoviciana 'Valerie Finnis' in the sunny, dry section and the deep sapphire-blue Anchusa azurea 'Loddon Royalist' also shines. Rosy's expertise is sure to win her another Gold.




Andy McIndoe is the innovative designer behind Hillier Nurseries' (D15) ''Seven Ages of Man'' garden. The journey begins with a ''first base'' starter garden, goes on to a child-friendly ''surviving suburbia'' scenario all the way to a low-maintenance option called ''pushing up the daisies''. Andy is hoping to secure a record-breaking 64th consecutive Gold for Hilliers. The other old-stagers, Blackmore and Langdon (D2) display delphiniums and begonias to the usual standard of excellence.

The family-run Bloms Bulbs (D21) has been famous for bowls of tulips since 1948 and their 58 Gold medals speaks volumes. They stage 15,000 blooms and rely on visitor feedback to complete their new catalogue every year.

A range of unusual bulbs and woodlanders can be found on Jacques Amand (D8) and they include weird and wonderful arisaemas with ear-trumpet flowers in sombre colours. Close-by a pink Asian lady's slipper orchid (Cypripedium formosanum) can be seen close to Lilium nepalense, a sophisticated lime-green Turk's cap with red-russet shading. More traditional bulb displays can be found at Avon Bulbs (F12) and Broadleigh Gardens (E6).

The Cornish contingent includes Burncoose Nursery (B7), part of Caerhays Castle, a garden famous for its acid-loving magnolias and rhododendrons. This year they team up with Tresco Abbey Gardens from the Isles of Scilly to celebrate the plant hunters who collected these treasures in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Knoll Gardens (D5), the country's leading grass nursery, is considering climate change and this year launched the Knoll Gardens Foundation to develop a practical gardening ethos that's in tune with the environment. Knoll feature lots of native grasses, including several forms of quaking grass (Briza media). Jekka's Herb Farm (F16) is also going native with a display of powerful medicinal plants that include dandelions and nettles.

Green Garden Herbs (C13) from Yorkshire has a more traditional display. The eye-catching British-grown fruit, flower and vegetables staged by UK Horticulture (E15) must never be missed. Staged by ex-nurserywoman Penny Riley and her team, this large display deservedly won the President's Award in 2007.

Jersey Farmers' Union (C28) embarks on its first Chelsea with a Channel Island selection of edible produce and W Robinson (D12) traces heritage varieties of vegetable.

The boys at Pennard Plants (C25) have an interesting edible display that shows three eras of vegetable gardening over the past 100 years.

Gateshead Council (F10) wants you to provide the energy to recycle the water in its Window of Opportunity garden.

But it's the family-run nurseries that make Chelsea so special and there are frilly sweet peas from Eagle Sweet Peas (B17), fuchsias from Roualeyn (C29) and Potash (B1) and aromatic lavenders of every type from Downderry (E13) and Isle of Wight Lavender (D10).

Also look out for Chelsea newcomers Victorian Violas (G19) and its collection of hardy perennial violas and pansies assembled over the last 45 years.

Plant Heritage collection holders Tynings Climbers (G7) display their passion flowers. The Old Walled Garden (G26) have Australian bottle brushes (callistemon) and Chelsea veterans Brian and Pearl Sulman (G1) use 60 miniature, dwarf, stellar, angel and regal pelargoniums. Their Mildenhall nursery has an open weekend on May 30-31.

Tropical splendour reigns on several stands. The Big Plant Company (E18) shows off its homebred miniature ginkgoes and tree ferns. Palms with attitude sway and shimmy on Ainsworth Displays (G8) and Fleur de Lys (C10) has a softer mix that includes begonias and streptocarpus.


Great Pavilion floral Chelsea Flower show

Queen to be presented with new rose at Kew Gardens

The white Kew Gardens rose has been specially bred for the occasion

On Tuesday, the Queen's support for the gardens will be recognised when she is presented with a thornless rose – called simply the Kew Gardens – which has been specially bred for the occasion.

The variety is a white-flowered English musk hybrid, and one of the few to be entirely without thorns.

When the Queen visits Kew, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, she will also cut a cake designed in the shape of the gardens' iconic Palm House, widely regarded as the most important surviving Victorian glass and iron building.

On top of the Palm House, the gardens are also home to more than 40 other listed buildings.

To commemorate the 250th anniversary, a plaque will be unveiled and the Royal couple will plant two trees. The Queen will plant a Ginkgo, an ancient tree known as a "living fossil" which is now native only to a small area of central China.

Prince Philip will plant a Wollemi pine, also known from fossil records. It was thought to be extinct until it was rediscovered in Australia in 1994 and it is now part of an international conservation programme.

The Royal couple will be welcomed to the world-famous botanic gardens by staff including Stephen Hopper, the director. Kew Gardens is a UNESCO World Heritage site and a global leader in scientific research and international conservation.

Mr Hopper said of the visit: "Our 250th year is a unique chance for us to share Kew's remarkable heritage and the important contribution we are making to plant conservation.

"The gardens will be looking spectacular – there has been no better time to visit."

The gardens were started in 1759 by Princess Augusta, the mother of King George III, on a nine-acre site around Kew Palace.

It was during Queen Victoria's reign that the gardens grew in importance and were opened to the public. The arrival of the railway in 1869 made the attraction more accessible.

Since Queen Victoria's death in 1901, a succession of monarchs have greatly valued Kew Gardens. The Queen has visited at least six times: as well as the visits in 1959 and 2006, she came to the gardens in 1969, 1982, 1994 and 2004.

Queen Elizabeth II has also taken a keen interest in the development of Kew Gardens. The Queen's Garden is a seventeenth-century-style garden situated behind Kew Palace.

At one time, the site was not cultivated because the area was regularly flooded by the River Thames.

However, in 1959, Sir George Taylor, then the director of Kew, decided to create a garden whose style matched that of the palace. Work began in 1963 and, in 1969, the garden was officially opened by the Queen.

One royal aide confirmed the Queen's fondness for Kew: "The gardens have a rich history and are very much a part of royal life.

News flowers in Chelsea Flower show 2009