I was in Texas on Friday to speak to the Fort Worth Garden Club about Paradise Under Glass, and was delighted that over fifty members attended. (Special thanks to Beth Collins who made it happen.) The Club is very active with a monthly speakers’ program and community activities. The Club meets at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden, and the Lipstick Palm in the photo is just one of the stunning sights in the conservatory. On the side of the photo, you’ll see a fountain that drops a sheer column of water around its circumference. I arrived at about nine that morning, and the sun was shooting shafts of light through the mist-filled air and the dense greenery. For anyone who loves begonias, the Botanic Garden is a special place: It maintains a begonia species bank and exchanges plants and information with institutions and individuals around the world. A great source of information for begonia aficionados.[image error]

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