How's this for a greenhouse? (Warning extremely picture heavy!)

[Paul]

LOL! Visited Meijer Gardens back in April (I know I know I'm just now FINALLY getting pics posted ......... so sorry to have been neglecting my duties.







Some cacti/succulents in the desert portion:












This plant cracked me up -- the common name they had on it was "Cow Pattie" LOL






In the tropical/bog area:
A couple of Nepenthes



My favorite Nep --- N. bicalcarata -- gotta love those dripping fangs!






A general/generic room of sorts:





This plant (Aristolochia grandiflora) was just too darned cool IMO ....











And the main body of the greenhouse:






























This cute lil fella stayed so still most folks didn't know he was alive


Always amazes me how tiny quail are -- momma bird could very easily sit in a tea cup

[smweaver]

Very cool pics, Paul. Especially liked the quail. Saw a bunch of them in Death Valley, California back in March and mistook their babies for fast moving dirty balls of cotton. :-)

Steve

[GreggC]

Got one just like it, Paul. LOL!! Just kidding! (Obviously)

[Tindomul]

That is sooooooooooooo cool!! Where is this place? The orchids were looking fantastic, and so was everything else!

[justatypn]

How awesome is that, what a wonderful road trip.

[sucuz]

Hey, this is where I hang out almost every Saturday!
Great photos! But I am so disappointed that you only posted 2 shots of my orchid displays. Just kidding. Was the photo of the tree frog on the light taken under the bamboo, or under the palm tree next to the center bridge? If so, I may have talked to you that day. (Unless it wasn't on a Saturday)

Almost everyone thinks that the Aristolochia is really cool, unless you have grown one in your yard. Can you say INVASIVE? About 4 months before you took that photo, that whole plant was cut back to a stick. Man, that thing grows quick.

Where is this place? Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park just outside of Grand Rapids, Michigan. See meijergardens.org for their website. If I'm there, I will give you a personally guided tour of the place (Besides doing the orchid display, I'm also one of their docents) and may even be able to take you behind the scenes to visit greenhouse #3 where the orchid collection is kept.

Hope to see you there!

[GreggC]

This should be in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Is that right, Paul?

[sucuz]

Originally Posted by GreggC

This should be in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Is that right, Paul?

Bit further north to Grand Rapids.

[Paul]

Originally Posted by sucuz

If so, I may have talked to you that day. (Unless it wasn't on a Saturday)

Can't remember whether it was a Saturday or Sunday.

Originally Posted by sucuz

Almost everyone thinks that the Aristolochia is really cool, unless you have grown one in your yard. Can you say INVASIVE?

Bummer. Is it even hardy in our zone? Does it spread more via seed or runners?

Originally Posted by sucuz

If I'm there, I will give you a personally guided tour of the place (Besides doing the orchid display, I'm also one of their docents) and may even be able to take you behind the scenes to visit greenhouse #3 where the orchid collection is kept.

Wish I had known that before I went! I would have loved a backroom tour! You'll have to email me later so I can keep your address around for whenever I eventually get back there again. Doesn't happen too often now as I live over in Novi

Originally Posted by GreggC

This should be in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Is that right, Paul?

Nope, as Sucuz mentioned, it is in Grand Rapids.

[sucuz]

Originally Posted by Paul

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Bummer. Is it even hardy in our zone? Does it spread more via seed or runners?

Try both! I met a guy who had one in his garden. He proclaimed it 'northern kudzu'. Actually I couldn't repeat some of the things that he called it. He said that it looked great on his chain link fence. Then it spread via underground rhizomes. Birds spread the seeds by droppings. It was all over his garden. It got onto one of his ornamental trees and pulled it down! He had been trying for about 3-4 years to get rid of the stuff and it was still coming up. Wow! I would have to look up the botanical name, but you can find it in garden catalogs under Dutchman's Pipe. And yes, it is hardy here in zone 5.

Wish I had known that before I went! I would have loved a backroom tour! You'll have to email me later so I can keep your address around for whenever I eventually get back there again. Doesn't happen too often now as I live over in Novi

Hey, Novi is only a couple of hours away. Visit again when you have a chance. Tour remains an open invitation.


Nope, as Sucuz mentioned, it is in Grand Rapids.

Come see us.