{"id":90266,"date":"2018-06-02T17:00:15","date_gmt":"2018-06-02T10:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/high-society-the-experts-guide-to-alpines\/"},"modified":"2018-06-02T17:03:12","modified_gmt":"2018-06-02T10:03:12","slug":"high-society-the-experts-guide-to-alpines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/high-society-the-experts-guide-to-alpines\/","title":{"rendered":"High society: the expert\u2019s guide to alpines"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nYou don\u2019t need to head to the mountains to enjoy these tiny jewelsWhat Kew\u2019s resident expert, Richard Wilford, doesn\u2019t know about alpines isn\u2019t worth knowing. \u201cWe\u2019ve got a very tall house to grow some very small plants,\u201d he jokes. Wilford is an alpine lover and head of design and collection support at the Royal Botanic Gardens; its alpine house is a revolving door for alpines from around the world. Its soaring roof and graceful curves create a stack effect: as the air heats up, it rises, drawing cool air from the vents at the base of the greenhouse, so those tiny alpines believe they are in the high elevations of the mountains rather than on the alluvial plains of the Thames. Year-round, there\u2019s always some tiny jewel to see: the plants don\u2019t tend to live permanently in display houses, so it\u2019s more have-your-turn-on-the-catwalk and then go backstage. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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