Now for the Outside Floriade

15 Jun

This may take more than one post; we don’t know. It’s hard to be old in the Technological Age! (Are you impressed that we at least got this far???)

Since they don’t come out in order, may jump around. This is the China exhibit, best aesthetic/garden one
The Floriade map
Our Ohso-Convenient Hotel — YAY! The Leonardo in Almere
This is the horticultural college on the Floriade grounds
sweet exhibit of a possible urban meadow
couldn’t go in the “lighthouse” in background; the ladybugs had taken it over!
Everything was recyclable!
I just love these – planters made from North Atlantic buoys; what a great idea! Let’s fill up our bodies of water with fruit and nut trees
upstairs was the AMAZING 2-Michelin-star restaurant
more pics of the bldg in background, will be apartments
Loved this sculpture, HUGE, made up of individual metal bees! To-be apt bldg in back. Why don’t we do this to our bldgs???
can be put up in a day
Bamboo dragon at the Thailand exhibit
Tailand
Thailand is another country looking at “food alternatives”
Now we are in Germany pavillon; generating energy, but I forgot what it used for
One of our daily ferry captains
the side of the horticultural college building — we need to do this in US!
the Flavoland (Almere’s province) bldg; roof is a rendition of the sea bottom, with trees on top
This is bldg with the In Vitro Bistro, which will show up later – you gotta see Celebrity Bites!
alternative bldg material, but, alas, I forget what it is; could be hemp
More China garden — all about different ways to use bamboo
they even brought a mist machine — cool, huh?
loved all the bamboo furniture, too
what a garden entry!

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