We spent some time this past week on the east coast getting to know quite a few individuals and groups that are working on ways to incorporate nature into their lives. We also got a lot of really good recommendations, one of which lead us to a detailed article discussing biophilic design. In “The Practice… Continue reading Discussing Biophilic Design Principles
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The Titan Arum Display at the Chicago Botanic Garden
Here are some more videos and pictures from the Chicago Botanic Garden’s titan arum display. Below, Sprout is blooming with his big burgundy spathe, Alice is in fruit in her special enclosure, and a youngster is leafing out. And now the videos. We showed you the collection of pollen in the previous post, and here are all the stars… Continue reading The Titan Arum Display at the Chicago Botanic Garden
Sprout the Titan Arum at the Chicago Botanic Garden
We recently visited Sprout, the newest star of the Chicago Botanic Garden’s titan arum display. We were fortunate to catch a couple of videos of CBG staff collecting pollen from Sprout’s male flowers. Pollen will be stored, frozen actually, so it can remain viable for about two years, and will be used to pollinate future titan… Continue reading Sprout the Titan Arum at the Chicago Botanic Garden