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November 19, 2019 by Kurt Buzard

Gardens of the Hotel Bougainvillea in Costa Rica

Hotel Bougainvillea Garden. Costa Rica

Hotel Bougainvillea Garden. Costa Rica

The Hotel Bougainvillea is a relatively small, privately owned hotel in a suburb of San José in Santo Domingo near Santa Rosa in the Herdia province popular as a starting point for nature tours in Costa Rica. Part of the reason making this a popular choice is the affordable prices but the real selling point of the hotel is the 10 acre garden. It has been my experience that the most beautiful, varied and interesting gardens are created by a collector. While I never met the owner(s), this is truly a world class garden, with sculpture, mature local and special rare species from the surrounding countries and even an amazing rock collection. The rooms are typical of a Motel 6 but the restaurant is good, especially with local favorites and it has air conditioning. The Costa Rica National Gardening Association has given them an award as the best garden in Costa Rica. In this garden you can find small samples of the country’s crops, such as coffee, cocoa, bananas, pineapple and papaya. They have 22 types of bromeliads, 51 different orchids, 28 types of heliconia and 29 types of lilies among many other plants. Because it was winter, I only got to see a fraction of the garden in bloom but trust me, this is a garden you will want to visit.

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Filed Under: Costa Rica, Plants and Gardens Tagged With: Aechmea blanchetiana, Alcantarea imperialis, Balloon Plant, Blue Butterfly Bush, Bush Allamanda, Chenille Plant, Chipilín, Costa Rica, Duranta erecta ‘Alba’, Erythrina abyssinica, Euphorbia geroldii, Giant Shrimp Plant, Globe Amaranth, Golden Shrimp Plant, Golden Trumpet Tree, Guaria Morada, Guarianthe skinneri, Guzmania lingulata, Guzmania wittmackii, Marmalade Bush, Neoregelia carolinae, Pentas lanceolata, Peruvian Lily, Peruvian Zinnia, San José, Shining Mandevilla, Small-Funneled Lip Dendrobium Orchid, Star Jasmine, Striped Barbados Lily, Ti Plant, Tillandsia leiboldiana, Vanda luzonica Orchid, Vriesea hieroglyphica, White Sky Flower, Yellow Bells

July 6, 2015 by Max Distro LLC

Garden in Auckland, New Zealand

Fertilized Arum italicum. Aukland, New Zealand

Fertilized Arum italicum. Aukland, New Zealand

When we traveled to Sydney from Las Vegas, we took an overnight stopover in a small hotel near the airport, the Jetpark Hotel. While the hotel was clean and perfectly suitable for an overnight stay, the garden and landscaping outside was something special. Although I asked to meet the gardener, we never managed to connect. Even so, the plants were neatly labeled and the variety was extensive and representative of New Zealand. It was clear that someone took a great deal of pride in this landscaping. Even though this was not a “botanic garden”, I thought I would share the pictures I took.

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Filed Under: New Zealand, Plants and Gardens, Uncategorized Tagged With: Aloe arborescens, Arum italicum, Auckland, Fairy Fan-Flower, Heirloom Canna Florence Vaughan, Jetpark Hotel, Kōwhai, Lilium regale, Mexican Snowball, Mother Spleenwort, New Zealand, Peruvian Lily, Red Daylily, Rose Campion, Sago Palm, Sunset Gold, Wharariki, Wild Garlic, Wild Iris

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