{"id":110192,"date":"2019-08-25T17:00:09","date_gmt":"2019-08-25T10:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/animal-magic-garden-tips-from-pet-owners\/"},"modified":"2019-08-25T17:04:26","modified_gmt":"2019-08-25T10:04:26","slug":"animal-magic-garden-tips-from-pet-owners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/animal-magic-garden-tips-from-pet-owners\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal magic: garden tips from pet owners"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nIt\u2019s amazing what gardeners can learn from keepers of exotic speciesAs someone who has spent a lifetime fixated on horticulture (as a kid I used to stay up late reading the RHS Encyclopaedia under my covers with a torch), I thought I had a pretty good grip on how to grow plants. But there is always a surprise in store.Two years ago, I wandered into an exotic pet exhibition while on holiday in the Netherlands. I was blown away by the spectacular horticultural installations being made by collectors of poison dart frogs, praying mantises and colourful land crabs. I couldn\u2019t fathom how they managed to create thriving colonies of velvety moss or immaculate living walls dripping in orchids. And, quite frankly, I felt frustrated that I only recognised about half the plants. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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