{"id":16362,"date":"2018-01-26T11:50:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-26T10:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=16362"},"modified":"2018-01-26T11:50:24","modified_gmt":"2018-01-26T10:50:24","slug":"vandusen-botanical-gardens-in-vancouver-bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=16362","title":{"rendered":"The VanDusen Botanical Gardens in Vancouver BC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After visiting the UBC botanical garden on 4th April 2018, I bussed across town to Vancouver&#8217;s better known more formal VanDusen botanical garden, although it&#8217;s a younger garden (from 1970) against UBC which was established in 1916. The rain started when I arrived and I didn&#8217;t have that much time. Nevertheless, here are a few impressions!<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 790px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-16362-1\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Hydrophyllum.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Hydrophyllum.mp4\">http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Hydrophyllum.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>Hydrophyllum (water leaf \/ Indian salad) is one of the 80 in my book!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-16362 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16364'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"668\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010642.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010642.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010642-300x254.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16365'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"609\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010657.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16365\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010657.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010657-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16365'>\n\t\t\t\tSedum oreganum\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16366'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010658-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16366\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010658-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010658-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010658-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010658.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16366'>\n\t\t\t\tErythronium &#8220;Kondo&#8221;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16367'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010659.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16367\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010659.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010659-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16367'>\n\t\t\t\tToday in the garden (in flower) from L to R: Ribes sanguineum, Lysichiton americanum, Ribes sanguineum &#8220;White Icicle&#8221; and Camellia japonica\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16368'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010660.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16368\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010660.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010660-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16368'>\n\t\t\t\tToday in the garden (in flower) from L to R: Carylopsis pauciflora, Synthuris missurica, edible Primula elatior and Pulmonaria angustifolia and Pieris japonica &#8220;Christmas Cheer&#8221;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16369'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010661.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16369\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010661.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010661-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16369'>\n\t\t\t\tNear the garden entrance was a  native garden. Here, native edible Mahonia nervosa\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16370'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010662.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16370\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010662.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010662-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16370'>\n\t\t\t\tNative edibles Camassia leichtlinii, Allium cernuum, Triteleia laxa and Trillium ovatum!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16371'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010663.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16371\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010663.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010663-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010663-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16371'>\n\t\t\t\tNative Allium cernuum\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16372'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010664.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16372\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010664.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010664-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16372'>\n\t\t\t\tKinnikinnick \/ Common Bearberry, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi. I was surprised to see this familiar Norwegian plant (melb\u00e6r) growing in this totally different climate on coastal dunes in Oregon during my visit there!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16373'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010665.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010665.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010665-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16374'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010666-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16374\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010666-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010666-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010666-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010666.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16374'>\n\t\t\t\tNative edible Camassia leichtlinii\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16375'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010667.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010667.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010667-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16376'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"668\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010669.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16376\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010669.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010669-300x254.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16376'>\n\t\t\t\tWaterleaf (Indian salad) (Hydrophyllum) at the perfect stage for harvesting!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16377'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010670.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16377\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010670.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010670-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16377'>\n\t\t\t\tWaterleaf (Indian salad) (Hydrophyllum) at the perfect stage for harvesting!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16378'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010675.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16378\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010675.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010675-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16378'>\n\t\t\t\tTrillium sessile &#8220;Rubrum&#8221;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16379'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"1013\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010677.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16379\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010677.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010677-178x300.jpg 178w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010677-300x507.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16379'>\n\t\t\t\tPulmonaria &#8220;Sissinghurst White&#8221;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16380'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010679.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16380\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010679.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010679-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16380'>\n\t\t\t\tVariegated bulbous oat grass (Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. bulbosum &#8220;Variegatum&#8221;)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16381'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010684.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16381\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010684.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010684-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16381'>\n\t\t\t\tAn East African Alchemilla ellenbeckii\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16382'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010686-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16382\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010686-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010686-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010686-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010686.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16382'>\n\t\t\t\tSouth American section with Monkey Puzzle tree\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16384'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010690.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010690.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010690-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16385'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010692.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16385\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010692.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010692-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010692-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16385'>\n\t\t\t\tYoung shoots of Gunnera manicata\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16386'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"433\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010696.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16386\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010696.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010696-300x164.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16386'>\n\t\t\t\tEmerging sleeping giant Gunnera manicata\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16387'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010697.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16387\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010697.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010697-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16387'>\n\t\t\t\tCanada geese\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16388'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010706.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010706.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010706-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16389'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010708.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16389\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010708.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010708-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16389'>\n\t\t\t\tRhus typhina, Staghorn Sumac\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16390'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"929\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010712.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16390\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010712.jpg 400w, 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(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16391'>\n\t\t\t\tI don&#8217;t remember seeing this conifer before: Cathaya argyrophylla\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16392'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"458\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010716.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16392\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010716.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010716-300x174.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16392'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Sino-Himalayan Garden\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16393'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010720.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010720.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010720-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010720-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16394'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010721.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16394\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010721.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010721-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16394'>\n\t\t\t\tPrunus mume, Japanese apricot\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16395'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"668\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010727.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16395\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010727.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010727-269x300.jpg 269w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010727-300x334.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16395'>\n\t\t\t\tStaphylea holocarpa shoots\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16396'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"523\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010733.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16396\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1010733.jpg 1000w, 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