tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post162004966615924914..comments2024-03-28T03:06:56.796-07:00Comments on Prairiebreak: Palmengarten in Frankfurt: A snapshot in early May, 2013Panayoti Kelaidishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01846898350006673316noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post-37254183916092975802014-03-27T09:01:35.509-07:002014-03-27T09:01:35.509-07:00Marvellous, marvellous, marvellous.
And, oh yah, t...Marvellous, marvellous, marvellous.<br />And, oh yah, the correct spelling is "patootie". LOL!Grahame Warehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04023128179088406280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post-91482771850771013512014-03-18T10:04:20.215-07:002014-03-18T10:04:20.215-07:00I believe that German--indeed all European--botani...I believe that German--indeed all European--botanic gardens have a strong conservation focus. They have amassed enormous collections of plants, many of which are endangered or extinct in the wild now. They have frequent conferences to coordinate collections and make sure there are backups, and target collection expeditions (and outreach efforts in other countries) to maximize biodiversity. I fear we could learn much from them here...Panayoti Kelaidishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846898350006673316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post-50443260880001641942014-03-17T14:42:54.466-07:002014-03-17T14:42:54.466-07:00So ... that is what a botanic garden is suppose to...So ... that is what a botanic garden is suppose to look like. Do they do anything with conservation?<br /><br />JamesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post-42015363379368924232014-03-17T13:35:05.677-07:002014-03-17T13:35:05.677-07:00Hi Panayoti, as usual a fantastic post !! I have a...Hi Panayoti, as usual a fantastic post !! I have a question , does the DBG ever sponsor group trips to Europe ?? I think that would be brilliant !! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post-45380665828253013292014-03-17T12:01:55.777-07:002014-03-17T12:01:55.777-07:00Thank you for posting so many photos of these trip...Thank you for posting so many photos of these trips! For those of us who can only dream of going, more is better. I love the island plantings of alpines with boulders. It's giving me ideas.Susan in the Pink Hathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07472502621591870369noreply@blogger.com