One of the most spectacular trees in the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens is also the oldest of its kind in this region of the world. The Gardens cork oak Quercus suber is truly of international heritage value, and without doubt the best of its kind in Australia. This tree was planted more than 150 years ...
Our ship the Akademik Shokalskiy at anchor in Perserverance Harbour - the island was uninhabited when we arrived - We left behind two staff from the NZ Department of Conservation who were setting the place up for an ambitious (and eventually successful) rat eradication program Images and story by Mark ...
On my recent trip to Europe in September my wife and I spent a day in Bucharest, Romania. After the guided tour of the People's Palace and as we travelled back to our hotel, I spied a small blue sign with the words "Gradina Botanica", the Bucharest Botanical Garden, at a distance of two kilometres ...
The Macquarie Cushion Azorella macquariensis (Macquarie Cushion)is one of only four plants endemic to Macquarie Island. It is the dominant species of the feldmark, a plant community on the plateau uplands comprising of dwarf flowering plants, mosses, lichens, liverworts, interspersed with patches of bare ground. The feldmark covers 45% of the Island and A. macquariensis is considered ...
Incredible 50 metre high steel trees! Truly one of the worlds most incredible creations! The giant steel trees with their tangled trunks covered in an intricate web of living vertical gardens are only one of many amazing architectural and horticultural sights that will truly blow you away in Singapore's Gardens by the Bay ...
