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BLR Airport Unveils Tiger Wings in Collaboration with Renowned Botanist Patrick Blanc

Bengaluru: Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru announces the unveiling of ‘Tiger Wings’, a pioneering vertical garden designed in collaboration with Patrick Blanc, a globally recognised botanist affiliated with the French National Centre for Scientific Research. ‘Tiger Wings’ is home to over 15,000 plants across 153 species, many native to Karnataka and the Western Ghats. Key Highlights of Tiger Wings: Patric Blanc’s …

Nature India Bengaluru Airport Plants Tiger Patrick

3 months ago

Botanist documents beauty of Kenya's plants

China Daily

Wang Qingfeng, with Mary Gikungu, director-general of the National Museums of Kenya, and Geoffrey Mwachala, chief of research at the museum, attend the launch of the first volume of Flora of Kenya in Nairobi, Kenya, in September last year. Wang Qingfeng's office in Wuhan, Hubei province, is decorated with a host of items and novelties from Africa, and among them …

Kenya Chinese Wang Wuhan Botanist Flora

3 months ago

Botanist documents beauty of Kenya's plants

China Daily

Wang Qingfeng, with Mary Gikungu, director-general of the National Museums of Kenya, and Geoffrey Mwachala, chief of research at the museum, attend the launch of the first volume of Flora of Kenya in Nairobi, Kenya, in September last year. Wang Qingfeng's office in Wuhan, Hubei province, is decorated with a host of items and novelties from Africa, and among them …

Kenya Chinese Wang Wuhan Botanist Flora

3 months ago

Botanist documents beauty of Kenya's plants

China Daily

Wang wades through a marsh during an inspection of aquatic plants in Kenya in 2014. Polystachya danielana is the name of an orchid species found in the western highlands of Kenya. It was named in honor of plant taxonomist Daniel Odhiambo Miyawa, who pursued his doctoral degree at the Sino-Africa Joint Research Center. Wang met him in 2014 and learned …

Kenya Wang Miyawa

3 months ago

Botanist documents beauty of Kenya's plants

China Daily

Wang Qingfeng, with Mary Gikungu, director-general of the National Museums of Kenya, and Geoffrey Mwachala, chief of research at the museum, attend the launch of the first volume of Flora of Kenya in Nairobi, Kenya, in September last year. Wang Qingfeng's office in Wuhan, Hubei province, is decorated with a host of items and novelties from Africa, and among them …

Kenya Chinese Wang Wuhan Botanist Flora

3 months ago

Botanist documents beauty of Kenya's plants

China Daily

Wang carries out a research on a baobab tree in Zimbabwe in 2018. Flora of Kenya's inclusion of over 7,000 plant species has filled the research gap in botanical resources in Kenya, and it has also had an impact on East Africa and the entire African continent, Wang said. The idea for Flora of Kenya can be traced back to …

Kenya Wang

3 months ago

Botanist documents beauty of Kenya's plants

China Daily

Wang wades through a marsh during an inspection of aquatic plants in Kenya in 2014. Polystachya danielana is the name of an orchid species found in the western highlands of Kenya. It was named in honor of plant taxonomist Daniel Odhiambo Miyawa, who pursued his doctoral degree at the Sino-Africa Joint Research Center. Wang met him in 2014 and learned …

Kenya Wang Miyawa

3 months ago

Botanist documents beauty of Kenya's plants

China Daily

Wang Qingfeng, with Mary Gikungu, director-general of the National Museums of Kenya, and Geoffrey Mwachala, chief of research at the museum, attend the launch of the first volume of Flora of Kenya in Nairobi, Kenya, in September last year. Wang Qingfeng's office in Wuhan, Hubei province, is decorated with a host of items and novelties from Africa, and among them …

Kenya Chinese Wang Wuhan Botanist Flora

3 months, 4 weeks ago

The best UK pub walks, from city rambles to coastal strolls

The Independent

The UK is blessed with more than 140,000 miles of footpaths, bridleways and byways, meaning that you’re never very far from a wonderful walk through our green and pleasant land. Ribblehead Viaduct Whernside circular walk, Yorkshire Dales open image in gallery Take in the Yorkshire Dales views before stopping at the Station Inn Duration: 4 hours Starting from Ribblehead train …

National Trust Wales London Image Norfolk Walk Pub

5 months, 1 week ago

Native vegetation loss potentially 'devastating' after record dry autumn, botanist warns

ABC

As farmers report high numbers of dying and distressed native trees and shrubs, a botanist is warning of the potential for "devastating" losses. "We're seeing a big thinning event of some of our native trees, particularly the blue gums and sugar gums on the tops of ridges," Mr Smith, whose property borders a conservation park, said. "We've got patches of …

Record Rain Trees Dry Dying Dr Moore Vegetation Loss

1 year, 1 month ago

Kew Gardens’ plants of Empire must return to ‘country of origin’, says botanist

The Telegraph

Kew Gardens should return plants taken from former British colonies during the days of the Empire, a botanist has claimed. Prof Muthama Muasya from the University of Cape Town, who has discovered more than 100 new plant species, said Kew should return plant specimens if it could not handle “the weight of custodianship”. Prof Muasya said some of Kew’s seven-million-strong …

Empire Kew

1 year, 11 months ago

Legal recreational marijuana sales start in Connecticut

Associated Press

MONTVILLE, Conn. — Connecticut’s first round of recreational cannabis sales for adults 21 and older kicked off Tuesday at seven existing medical marijuana establishments across the state, less than two years after Gov. While dozens of people waited in lines outside some dispensaries Tuesday morning to be the first customers, there wasn’t the huge crush of patrons seen in some …

Legal Cannabis State Connecticut Recreational Marijuana Recreational Botanist

2 years, 6 months ago

Notes on “E.T.,” now that we are both in our 40s

Salon

Let's begin with the pre-history: the horror film that never was, John Sayles' script for "Night Skies," Steven Spielberg's first idea for a sort of spiritual sequel to "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," intended as a fright feature based loosely on the real-life 1955 Kelly UFO encounter in rural Western Kentucky, with its infamous little green men waging war …

Kids Ride Green Movie Elliott Father His Father

2 years, 8 months ago

The Botanist Gin deluxe plus tent at Paperbark Camp in Woollamia

Daily Mail

Gin lovers and nature enthusiasts alike can now pair up their passions and enjoy a stay at the world's first dedicated booze-inspired campground just two hours south of Sydney. The Botanist Gin has teamed up with Paperbark Camp in Woollamia, near the pristine clear waters and white sand beaches of Jervis Bay, to curate a romantic experience for its clientele. …

Guests Camp Bush Tent Gin Botanist Picnic

2 years, 9 months ago

It’s a fight to the finish for a rare daisy and a gold mine near Death Valley

LA Times

Maria Jesus, a botanist with the California Native Plant Society, examines an Inyo rock daisy with a magnifying glass. Take the Inyo rock daisy, which only grows in the crevices of cliff walls in two largely roadless areas of the southern Inyo Mountains near Death Valley National Park. But Wendy Schneider, executive director of Friends of the Inyo, summed up …

Gold Mining Los Angeles Near Jesus Anderson Daisy

3 years, 3 months ago

This UK Restaurant Has a Job That Pays Rs 50,000 for Tasting Potatoes

News 18

Several people lost their jobs during the Covid-19 pandemic; many had to take a pay cut to keep working. The Botanist, a restaurant in the UK, is offering a handsome amount of money for tasting potatoes and meat. A salary of 500 euros — around Rs 50,000 — has been offered by the restaurant. The company has put up a …

Job Restaurant This Job Botanist Potatoes

3 years, 3 months ago

You could get paid to become a Sunday roast reviewer

The Independent

Sign up to IndyEat's free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our food and drink newsletter for free Get our food and drink newsletter for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A British pub and restaurant chain is on the hunt …

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BLR Airport Unveils Tiger Wings in Collaboration with Renowned Botanist Patrick Blanc

Botanist documents beauty of Kenya's plants

Botanist documents beauty of Kenya's plants

Botanist documents beauty of Kenya's plants

Botanist documents beauty of Kenya's plants

Botanist documents beauty of Kenya's plants

Botanist documents beauty of Kenya's plants

Botanist documents beauty of Kenya's plants

The best UK pub walks, from city rambles to coastal strolls

Native vegetation loss potentially 'devastating' after record dry autumn, botanist warns

Kew Gardens’ plants of Empire must return to ‘country of origin’, says botanist

Legal recreational marijuana sales start in Connecticut

Notes on “E.T.,” now that we are both in our 40s

The Botanist Gin deluxe plus tent at Paperbark Camp in Woollamia

It’s a fight to the finish for a rare daisy and a gold mine near Death Valley

This UK Restaurant Has a Job That Pays Rs 50,000 for Tasting Potatoes

You could get paid to become a Sunday roast reviewer