plants, they exist

[yyaldrin]

i think everybody should have a garden, it should be a basic human right.

 

[yyaldrin]

one of the first things i would introduce when i become a dictator.

 

[boxedjoy]

I found a vase left behind by the previous tenant and after giving it a wash and polish it looks quite nice so every other week I've been buying some cheap flowers at the supermarket and it's amazing what a difference they can make to the feel of a room. Currently got some white roses in there but we had yellow ones a few weeks ago and the colour was ostentatious but buoyant, a real moodlifter. I can only imagine a garden full of colour must be some buzz.

 

[beiser]

I think England is an unusual country because it's one of very few where gardens look better than the wilderness. To the extent there is any wilderness, of course.

 

[Woebot]

The Secret Life of Plants - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Woebot]

 

[luka]

I think England is an unusual country because it's one of very few where gardens look better than the wilderness. To the extent there is any wilderness, of course.

We don't have an inch of wilderness it's a thoroughly domesticated country. Wilderness is what I miss about living in Australia and New Zealand.

 

[luka]

"Plant death is clearly a more complex event than in other life systems." JH Prynne.

 

[Woebot]

My dad loved sissinghurst so so do I

my new friend works in the garden there! never heard of it till yesterday. he's the manager for the grounds.

 

[luka]

You should visit him

 

[Woebot]

You should visit him

i realise now that i was supposed to be more impressed than i was. but at least i can show off here - so all is not lost.

 

[Turns out HMG was right!]

The Story of Cleve Backster — Exo-Science… Beyond Mainstream Academia

exo-science.com

His secretary bought a plant, a Dracaena, it was the first plant he ever owned.

He connected it to a polygraph and to his surprise, it was jittery and alive, changing over time.

Also http://exo-science.com/phantomleaf.html

 

[Woebot]

the cult plant family of the seventies was the philodendron

these were the varieties used in all the experiments

Philodendron - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Woebot]

 

[vershy versh]

Orchid thought to be extinct in UK found on roof of London bank

Colony of small-flowered tongue orchid plants discovered in rooftop garden of investment bank Nomura

www.theguardian.com

 

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Went to the conservatory today

 

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I love the desert room, perfect geometry

 

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