February Bromeliads

The massive plantings of bromeliads with their red blooms provide a burst of color in this gorgeous tropical scene.  The water garden runs along a pond that is complete with fish, turtles and different types of birds who love to hang out in this area.  Do you blame them?   This...

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Beautiful Flowering Variegated Gingers

Spring is one of my favorite times of the year in subtropical Florida.  The Captain and I visited Busch Gardens this month and will be featuring plants and landscaping from the beautiful gardens. The first in the series is  Variegated Gingers Flowering variegated...

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Container gardening at Busch Gardens Tampa

Inspiration for our garden is one of the reasons I love visiting Busch Gardens. Container gardening is my preferred method of gardening since it allows for quick changes to the landscape and makes it easy to move plants into the greenhouse or indoors in the event of cold snaps or hurricanes. I've...

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Blooming Bromeliads in October

Blooming Bromeliads were featured on this blog at the end August . . . the plant photos were taken from Busch Gardens in Tampa, Florida.  When we visited the gardens this month, I thought it would be interesting to chronicle the life cycle of the blooming bromeliads from one month to the next. The...

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Gorgeous Bromeliads in bloom

Now is the time to visitBusch Gardens in Tampa, Floridaif you love blooming bromeliads!The clustering of different types of bromeliadsmixed in with caladiums and orchids arrangedin varying heights is breathtaking . . .These type of tightly clustered beds arescattered throughout the grounds atBusch Gardens.Love...

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