Sunday, February 25. 2007
Pittsburgh Cactus
Winter is long and harsh in Pennsylvania, so I'm told by my friends. So when we visited them they took us to the Phipps. Of course it was summer at the time, but that doesn't matter, because today's article is about enjoying the Phipps in the winter.
Now you know. There's more. about eachand every room, at the orginal article if only you would click through.
Phipps offers warm, verdant respite from winter
However, in Western Pennsylvania we are especially fortunate to have a place that is green year-round -- Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood.
Phipps has 14 rooms, each with a particular plant that stands out from the rest. Each is an old friend, and my mid-winter trips to Phipps are a reunion...
To the right of the South Conservatory is the Tropical Fruit and Spice Room.
We could have a healthful meal here, with fruits such as bananas, papayas and citrus. This is a good place to see how some of the exotic foods found in the grocery store look "on the tree." ...
After the humidity of the tropical rooms, the Desert Room is always a break.
A walk from one end to the other of the room is a stroll from the Northern Hemisphere to the Southern. The front of the center bed has young saguaro cactus Carnegiea gigantea, native to the American Southwest. The genus name of this tallest member of the cactus family is in honor of a famous Pittsburgher, Andrew Carnegie. At the other end of the Desert Room are cactus and succulents from the deserts of South Africa.
However, in Western Pennsylvania we are especially fortunate to have a place that is green year-round -- Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood.
Phipps has 14 rooms, each with a particular plant that stands out from the rest. Each is an old friend, and my mid-winter trips to Phipps are a reunion...
To the right of the South Conservatory is the Tropical Fruit and Spice Room.
We could have a healthful meal here, with fruits such as bananas, papayas and citrus. This is a good place to see how some of the exotic foods found in the grocery store look "on the tree." ...
After the humidity of the tropical rooms, the Desert Room is always a break.
A walk from one end to the other of the room is a stroll from the Northern Hemisphere to the Southern. The front of the center bed has young saguaro cactus Carnegiea gigantea, native to the American Southwest. The genus name of this tallest member of the cactus family is in honor of a famous Pittsburgher, Andrew Carnegie. At the other end of the Desert Room are cactus and succulents from the deserts of South Africa.
Now you know. There's more. about eachand every room, at the orginal article if only you would click through.
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