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On this page you'll find thoughts, advice and photos all about botany. Everything you find here comes from real gardens and gardeners who are part of the Grows on You community.

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Latest photos of botany

  • Pollen on Arum Lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica (Arum lily))
    David
  • Deppea splendens 'Augusten' (Deppea splendens)
    Randallsd
  • Fern Spores
    Dawnsaunt
  • bench 'In loving memory of...' in Kew - May 2004
    Hildadorissen

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We have 29 photos of botany

These photos are from real gardens by real gardeners! Just click on one to start exploring in slideshow format, or you can browse 16 at a time.

  • Very old photo of Botanist, JOHN DAVIDSON ........... with wellies ! ........... at Vancouver Natural History Society’s Camp, in Canada.
    Terratoonie
  • Botanist JOHN DAVIDSON... working on Skwoach Mountain, Canada. Circa 1915.
    Terratoonie
  • Clivia miniata (Kaffir Lily) (Clivia miniata (Clivia))
    David
  • primroses, or primulas, is there a difference
    Sanbaz
  • Conifer cones male pollen wind pollination.
    Treesandthi..
  • Bee coverd in pollen
    Janette
  • Pollen on Arum Lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica (Arum lily))
    David
  • Fern Spores
    Dawnsaunt

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Gardeners' thoughts

An Emerging Flower

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Have you watched the way some flowers emerge? Three buds of nectaroscordum have been opening and I was fascinated by the...

14 comments

AndrewR

26 Apr, 2011
Andrewr

Chile 2 - Trees And Shrubs From Central Chile

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This is the second blog about the native plants I saw on my recent holiday in Chile. Heading south from Santiago, we made...

11 comments

AndrewR

31 Dec, 2010
Andrewr

Chile 1 - In Search Of The Rosulate Viola

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While most of you have been basking in snow and ice, I have been battling blue skies and sunshine looking at the native plants...

20 comments

AndrewR

23 Dec, 2010
Andrewr

Plants from Dry Places

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Plants from Dry Places All plants need water to live, but some have adapted to survive extreme water shortages. These survival...

11 comments

balcony

4 Dec, 2010
Balcony

Autumn Bulbs Of The Peloponnese

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We usually think of bulbs as flowering in the spring but some have evolved to bloom in autumn as soon as the rains arrive...

10 comments

AndrewR

14 Nov, 2010
Andrewr

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Questions & advice on botany

If you can't find the answer to your gardening question here, feel free to ask our friendly community. Just ask in the form on this page


how many kinds of plants are there

4 replies

guest

9 Nov, 2010
Guest

Snowman_006

Why does deep snow layer not kill plants?

22 replies

jonathanhales

6 Jan, 2010
Jonathanhales

When they say that a vine grows to 40' and then they tell you that this vine can grow 20' in one season and 20' a year

4 replies

lorraine707

3 Dec, 2009
Lorraine707

why do plants need a transparent lid?

4 replies

guest

3 Dec, 2009
Guest

How does organic matter decompose in the soil

7 replies

guest

16 Nov, 2009
Guest

Is hybridizing a plant hard to do?

9 replies

rhodea

4 Aug, 2009
Rhodea

why does fruit need the sun to make it sweet

3 replies

bob_martin

30 Jul, 2009
Bob_martin

what happens if more than one pollen grain reaches or enters a stigma?

1 reply

zed

7 Sep, 2008
Zed

Where Kashmir balsam (Impatiens balfourii) is cultivated?

9 replies

Wojciech

12 Aug, 2008
Wojciech

Sweet Pea Pod Growth Cycle

2 replies

lenadavis

11 Aug, 2008
Lenadavis

podophylum peltatom (may apple)

2 replies

lydiaholden

20 Jul, 2008
Lydiaholden

In the shade

7 replies

smileamyl

30 Aug, 2007
Smileamyl

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