[Aroid-l] Glasshouses, Botanic Gardens & sustainability

From: crogers at ecoanalysts.com (Christopher Rogers) on 2008.06.16 at 17:38:24(17849) I would recommend the Rainforest Pyramid in Galveston, Texas, USA, which is spectacular. Attached is a picture of one of the Rhaphidiphora in the collection. The pyramidal greenhouse is about five stories in height with many large palms and strangler fig. There are many aroids, including Rhaphidophora, Montrichardia, Alocasia, Xanthosoma, Epiprenum, Syngonium, Gonatopus, Anchomaenes, and a large variety of Anthurium and Phliodendron specimens. I also recommend the Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco. Happy days, Christopher +More D. Christopher Rogers Senior Invertebrate Ecologist/ Taxonomist ((,///////////=======< EcoAnalysts, Inc. 1.530.756.4481 1.530. 383.4798 (cell) 1307 "L" Street Davis, CA 95616 USA ?Invertebrate Taxonomy ?Endangered Species ?Ecological Studies ?Bioassessment ?Invasive Species ?Plankton ?Phycology Moscow, Idaho ? Bozeman, Montana ? Davis, California ? Joplin, Missouri Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania ecoanalysts.com From: aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Jeremy P Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 10:20 PM To: VicAdventure mailing list; Discussion of aroids; The AERGC Forum Subject: [Aroid-l] Glasshouses, Botanic Gardens & sustainability Hello Everyone, I have a few quick questions for you, and if you could spare 5 minutes to make some suggestions I'd be most appreciative! I'm putting together a potential study tour for myself, focusing on sustainability in design and practice in glasshouses & nurseries - primarily those in botanic gardens, universities & similar organisations. I'm looking globally, and would love your thoughts on the following: - institutes or similar places that have glasshouses &/or nurseries built on sustainable principles; - any new projects/buildings/places being built that incorporate sustainability and responsible resource use into the design, or even better, are primarily focused on these principles; I'd also love your suggestions for: - botanic gardens, universities or similar public spaces that have a tropical collection and you consider to be a top rate destination; I'll be collating all the feedback I get and can send it on to interested bods. I'll also post it on the Tropical Talk Forum (see link below). And remember: the suggestion you may think is too obvious or simple may just be the one I'm looking for! So please don't hold back on sending your thoughts through... Many thanks for your time and ideas! Jeremy (and if this trip comes off I might just be able to get around to visiting some of you!) _________________________ Jeremy Prentice Horticultural Technician (Nursery) Tropical Talk Forum Administrator Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne Victoria, Australia -- The Natural Ponderer http://tnponderer.blogspot.com/ Tropical Talk Administrator http://tropicaltalk.freeforums.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/private/aroid-l/attachments/20080616/29dc0557/attachment-0001.htm -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: DSC00275.JPG Type: image/jpeg Size: 873007 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/private/aroid-l/attachments/20080616/29dc0557/attachment-0001.jpeg

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