idae

Happy birthday to Sir Thomas Bodley! Born in Exeter in 1545, Bodley was a Diplomat and Scholar. He married a rich widow (whose husband had made his fortune trading in pilchards) and, in his retirement, founded the Bodleian Library. :visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/plan-your-visi…

We made these elementary school-style Valentine’s from images of plants in our Living Collection. Send them to your friends and loved ones, or print them out and leave them on their doorstep with a sweet treat for Valentine’s Day! gardens.si.edu/valentines-day/

Happy birthday to composer George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)!🎉 Here's a page from Handel’s conducting score of ‘Messiah’ in the composer’s hand. It was used at the work’s première in Dublin in 1742 and all subsequent performances during his lifetime. #HandelWithCare

If you look closely, you can see a fairy peeking out between those cyclamen flowers.... Well ok, maybe not, but #MountLoftyBotanicGarden does have some pretty magical spots!

A winter scene from Book 1 of Virgil's Georgics. Script and burnished gold were done by Cicely West, illustrations by her father, J. Walter West digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/0f05e1…

Only in America do we call working people ‘essential’ but deny them sick leave, health care and hazard pay.

Robinsonella lindeniana is a beautiful shrub that grows in rocky, brushy hillsides in Mexico and Central America. #guatemala #botany #plants #flowers #gardens #mexico #centralamerica #nature #malvaceae #shrubs #flores #naturaleza

We could all use some relaxing nature moments these days. Take some deep breaths while listening and watching the Lower Falls in Yellowstone National Park. (video courtesy of @YellowstoneNPS & @NatlParkService)

ICYMI: "Zephyr" Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico USA #photography

Eastern grey squirrel. (Photo courtesy of Jen Radwan) #wildlifephotography #nature #bloodpressurebreak

Frozen beauty #Garden #Art @flowersonfriday #FlowersonFriday #photography

Lots happening over the weekend, so we didn't want to make a big fuss - but we turned 418 years old yesterday. Thank you to everyone for your kind birthday wishes! We still feel sprightly as ever, and hungry to learn. Please help yourselves to a slice. 🕯️

Australian native orchid: Streaked rock orchid (Dendrobium striolatum), occurs in NSW, VIC and TAS on rocks, boulders and cliffs, also the only lithophytic orchid in TAS. #floraofaustralia #orchid #Dendrobium #Dockrillia #澳洲植物 #石斛属

It's fab when they ask me to paint their garden with colour❤️💛💚 #Flowers #Gardening #Violas

たわわに咲いた〜🌸🌸🌸 ♪♡＊(๑´ω`๑)＊♡♪

It is obvious at first glance why this beauty is called the enamel #orchid! Shiny 😍 And epic tiger spots underneath. Bluff Knoll, #stirlingrangenationalpark & #FitzgeraldRiverBiosphere #biodiversityhotspot #nativeaustralianflowers

It's that time of year again - prepare to marvel at beautiful #Jacaranda mimosifolia over the next few months. Dr Russell Barrett (@theplantpressAU), Research Scientist at #RBGSydney, spoke to The @Guardian about what to expect from this year's flowering bit.ly/2HqmWbk

🍁RELAX. Forest Bathing with Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple) & rushing water at nearby Fullersburg Woods. Sapindaceae