A close up of a patch of green moss — Photo: Guick / Unsplash Bauhinia × blakeana, the Hong Kong orchid tree, flowers most heavily from November to March, with…
white and pink petaled flowers — Photo: Katherine McCormack / Unsplash Hong Kong’s floral emblem, Bauhinia × blakeana (Hong Kong orchid tree), is a sterile hybrid that delivers deep pinkish-purple,…
a close up of a flower on a plant — Photo: Alessandro Trovato / Unsplash Signature Spring Blooms: March to May Spring is the peak season for Hong Kong’s flowering…
red and yellow flower — Photo: Marc Babin / Unsplash Hong Kong supports over 300 native and exotic tree species, many chosen for their impressive floral displays. Understanding bloom periods…
A delicate pink flower blooms amidst lush green foliage. — Photo: eli hirtzel / Unsplash Bauhinia × blakeana, the Hong Kong orchid tree, is the city’s floral emblem. A sterile…
Plants — Photo: Unsplash Actaea simplex and the architecture of late summer crescendo The first cool evening of August sweeps into the garden like a premonition. The sun still warms…
Plants — Photo: Unsplash On the West Side of Manhattan, where the disused elevated railway meets the midsummer sky, a haze of bronze feathers rises three feet above the gravel.…
Plants — Photo: Unsplash The light in late January arrives sideways, a pale pewter that spills across frosted lawns and catches the pendulous heads of hellebores as though illuminating a…
Plants — Photo: Unsplash There is a particular quality of light in the second week of August that seems to bypass the eyes and land directly on the skin. The…
Plants — Photo: Unsplash On a sweltering July afternoon, when the air shimmers with heat and the garden’s earlier exuberance has begun to soften at the edges, one plant stands…
