plant-a-day:

Photos courtesy of ubcbotanicalgarden, Wikipedia, and Linda De Volder.

Lotus berthelotii aka Parot’s Beak, Coral Gem, Pelican’s Beak, and Canary Island Trefoil. A tender perennial from the Canary Islands that is now extinct in the wild. However, it is fairly common in cultivation. The flowers are naturally red, but there is a golden orange cultivar.

driedfruits:

The Green Cloud Project by Tema Landscape Architecture

yasboogie:

Cucamelons: They’re grape-sized watermelons that taste like cucumbers with a tinge of lime

They’re native to Mexico and Central America. They also go by the following names: mouse melon, Mexican sour gherkin, Mexican miniature watermelon and Mexican sour cucumber. [homegrown-revolution.co.uk]

You can buy the seeds here: $2.50 for 25-35 seeds. [rareseeds.com] Read more.

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code-wire-26:

Volumetric Contemporary House Overlooking The Coast of San Juan Island

theartfulgarden:

Enclosed Gardens. Images by Malcolm Kirk. Via thefullerview.

the-green-page:

Japanese Gardens