tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1523231273885627613.post9112180508012976566..comments2024-03-26T01:02:28.347+11:00Comments on Talking Plants: The World's Best Botanic Garden?Talking Plantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05778763864080365220noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1523231273885627613.post-55632370644053364062009-08-23T07:54:02.956+10:002009-08-23T07:54:02.956+10:00Funnily enough I was asked exactly the same questi...Funnily enough I was asked exactly the same question at a talk I gave on Friday. And sadly I'll have to respond the same way - I don't know. I'm guessing it's in the daisy family but I may be wrong. A shame I have the labels for all the other plants nearby, but not that one! I looked at my other slides hoping I'd have another angle, but not luck.<br />I'll just have to go back to Italy...Talking Plantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05778763864080365220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1523231273885627613.post-67641055191333224942009-08-23T01:29:53.513+10:002009-08-23T01:29:53.513+10:00hi, great site!
i was wondering if you knew what ...hi, great site!<br /><br />i was wondering if you knew what that plant slightly left of center is? the one with the leaves that kind of look like that of bird's nest fern. :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1523231273885627613.post-14810779487300587472009-02-23T07:52:00.000+11:002009-02-23T07:52:00.000+11:00Very true about the different kinds of education d...Very true about the different kinds of education different visitors want or need. Ideally we can do both - stimulate and jolt all visitors to think for a little while about plants - while providing that in-depth experience for the more seasoned guest. It keeps us on our toes!Talking Plantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05778763864080365220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1523231273885627613.post-43298637415009792292009-02-22T23:42:00.000+11:002009-02-22T23:42:00.000+11:00Yes, although "education" comes apart into two qui...Yes, although "education" comes apart into two quite different tasks: (a) educating the people who come wanting to learn something and (b) educating the people who think they're just there for play or romance or exercise or to see the cute flying foxes. Though I'm in the first group, and quite happy to stroll the Myrtales garden pondering the essence of myrtaceousness, I'm glad you are out there trying to recruit the more innocent passers-by. Everyone's curious about sex and death, after all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com