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Showing posts with label Florida. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Florida. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Butterfly Topiary (Busch Gardens, Tampa, Florida)

Butterfly TopiaryDecember 16, 2010

Bush Gardens has many fine examples of large topiaries.  All of them are quite impressive to say the least.  It is amazing how the arborist uses a combination of various plants to create the desired effect in the finished topiary.  This huge butterfly topiary was near the pond with all of the California flamingoes and tucked back far enough to prevent getting

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Lion Topiary at Busch Gardens, Tampa, Florida

Lion TopiaryDecember 16, 2010

We left the chilly north on December 8 to stay mainly at our vacation home in the sunny south, returning north January 9.  During that time we made two visits to Busch Gardens.  While this is an amusement park it very much has a garden setting.   Many of the plantings have name tags that I found quite useful.  It's nice to be able to see the actual plant for future