For the first time in a century, the Garden is bringing the heat back to one of its most iconic displays. The Victoria pool in the Central Axis is now heated, extending the growing season for these aquatic giants and allowing them to reach their full plant potential. It’s the latest development in our care…
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Your Garden At Night
When you visit the Garden this summer for Flora Borealis, you’ll get to see something else that happens only when the sun goes down: the blooming of the Victoria water lilies in the Central Axis and Carver Garden. These massive flowers open at sundown, reaching peak bloom overnight. They turn a beautiful shade of pink…
The Future of Agriculture
Contemporary agriculture is largely based on monocultures of annual plants. Endless rows of single crops––corn, bananas, soybeans, wheat––are the norm when you think of today’s farms in many places in the world. However, the cultivation and harvesting cycle of these annual plants can lead to soil erosion problems, changes in the composition of soil, and…