#Botanical garden

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mix of purple and blue

2024/07/13

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Anglesey Abbey - National Trust

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Images of the Mykola Hryshko national botanical garden in Kyiv from the article "A Guide to Mykola Hryshko National Botanical Garden".

Volunteers selling plants in support of the Ukrainian army. Photograph: Anastasia Vlasova/The Guardian

Roman Ivannikov says the orchid house’s unique collection is especially vulnerable to the cold. Photograph: Anastasia Vlasova/The Guardian

The Mykola Hryshko national botanical garden is home to 13,000 species of trees, flowers and other plants from around the world. The 52-hectare (130 acres) site has scientific departments and two laboratories.

Due to Russia's war and aggression, the botanical garden and many of the species of plants it cares for are in danger. There are species that require specific temperatures to live and remain healthy.

Russia has attacked Ukraine's energy infrastructure, causing power cuts across the country. The situation spells disaster in the coming winter months. The city authorities cannot guarantee a supply of electricity, and the prices of electricity have increased while the funding for the garden has shrunk.

When the power gets cut off, they have to use a barrel-shaped stove in the middle of the tropical greenhouse and feed wood to the fire.

“Worst-case scenario is we lose a big part of our collection,” Roman Ivannikov, the head of the tropical and subtropical plant department, said. Money is so tight he and his colleagues recently took a pay cut. Last winter, £55,000 in donations kept the garden going, allowing the purchase of 242 tonnes of fuel pellets. Volunteers chopped firewood. The garden is appealing for help, under the hashtag #greenhousewarming. (Source: The Guardian: Kyiv’s botanical garden staring at disaster as Russia targets Ukraine’s energy sector)

If you want to help the botanical garden and prevent an ecocide event, you can donate to the cause HERE. This donation link can be found in The Guardian article linked above.

The botanical garden has provided therapeutic value to its volunteers and visitors during wartime. Let's not have Russia ruin another thing.

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Heart-Leaved Oxeye (Telekia Speciosa) Berlin, Germany

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National Botanical Garden, Dublin, Ireland by William Murphy

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Botanical Garden in Sans-Sauci Park, Potsdam ♡

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This is one of my favourite places to walk ✨

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Another day at the botanical gardens

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Dress: vintage Juliette et Justine (2003) - Cardigan: second-hand Fint - Hat: vintage (1950-60) - Bag: second-hand Axes Femme; Shoes: second-hand Yösuke - Cameo brooch: vintage - Spice rack brooch: handmade - Lilies of the valley corsage: Pauline Rose - Earrings: old Dracolite - Belt: thrifted

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A day at the Copenhagen botanical garden. Copenhagen, Denmark (July 14, 2019).

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yellow lily after the rain

2024/06/22

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East Sussex

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It's hard to believe this isn't a painting or digital art, the composition is so perfect! I would love to visit Australia one day and see these amazing plants and animals in person.

Source: Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney Australia Instagram page

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Purple Coneflower (Echinacea Purpurea) Berlin, Germany

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Kew Gardens, Richmond, England ( via )

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Wuhan Botanical Garden, China