{"id":125142,"date":"2022-03-06T15:15:47","date_gmt":"2022-03-06T08:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/desert-roses-will-soon-win-your-heart\/"},"modified":"2022-03-06T16:03:12","modified_gmt":"2022-03-06T09:03:12","slug":"desert-roses-will-soon-win-your-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/desert-roses-will-soon-win-your-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"Desert roses will soon win your heart"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThese beautiful succulents from the deserts of the Arabian peninsular are associated with wealth and longevityIt\u2019s always fascinating to me as a botanist that, out of the estimated 400,000 plant species on Earth, humans have become so fixated on a certain number. We have spent generations ingeniously nurturing them in new ways, and dedicated millions of acres of land and incalculable resources to growing them, all for the simple joy of admiring their appearance.Particularly wonderful is that this obsession with specific plants is often culturally bound. While the Japanese have centuries-old nurseries growing moss cultivars, in Britain the only thing you can buy in a garden centre with the word \u201cmoss\u201d on it is moss killer. Yet, one of the great things about globalisation, largely driven by the internet, is that it\u2019s opening up horticultural marvels we have long overlooked. A recent rediscovery of mine is the desert rose, Adenium obesum. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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Kate Moss is\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":123440,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/houseplant-of-the-week-moss-balls\/","url_meta":{"origin":125142,"position":5},"title":"Houseplant of the week: moss balls","date":"November 26, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Soothing and mysterious, marimo sits perfectly on a bedside table or home office deskThis is a supremely calming plant. Despite its common name \u2013 \u201cmoss balls\u201d \u2013 it\u2019s actually composed of velvety balls of filamentous algae. I love watching the furry globes bobbing gently in the water. 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