Updates and Dobrogea self-guided tour

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An update to the HWT treatments of last week: Anthyllis montana and Astragalus missourinesis seeds were the first ones to react; they were sown and the first Anthyllis montana seedling showed up this morning! It seems that not all Anthyllis…

Playing the epigenetics: Helichrysum arenarium

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Epigenetics is a scientific field in high fashion and moving fast nowadays. Although the term was coined in 1942 by C. H. Waddington and scientists have been working since to elucidate the mechanisms involved, it is only recently that the mainstream…

Weekend getaway – Jane W. Irwin Perennial Garden

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Talking about Papaver bracteatum brought to my mind the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) visited many years ago. I didn’t see this species there, but I used in the shop the featured picture with Papaver orientale (a similar species) taken…

Weekend getaway: Lizard Ranges revisited

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The latest splurge in posting pictures was only possible by deleting some of the oldest posting (who really reads about 600! of them?). The superfluous have to go to the trash bin. But there are some who can be a bit improved and worth keeping…

Weekend getaway: Vihren (Pirin III)

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Well, here we are, the last day in the Pirin Mts. We disembark again from the shuttle at the Vihren hut keeping our eyes up and to the right toward Vihren peak; many others are doing just the same (best to avoid this trail in the weekends).…

A taste of Pirin Mts. – part II

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If someone would have just one day available to hike in the area, I would recommend the trail to Muratov lake. This beautiful glacial lake is situated at 2209 m, near the Muratov and Hvoynati peaks (and few others). The trail is not very…

Weekend getaway: a taste of Pirin Mts.

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A cloudy mid-January, lockdowns… I think we deserve a few virtual getaways. I searched the archive and it seems there are no postings from the Pirin Mts. Even if it was only a short trip taken a few years ago, it supplied more than enough…

Winter getaway – Dobrogea II

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Continuing the Dobrogea I with other species which call this particular and beautiful region home. I hope you already got a taste of it; this should make it easier when growing some of these species from seeds and also help selecting the garden…