Flowers Forest (Japanese Edition)

The park entrance is straight ahead beyond the pedestrian bridge.

The camellia garden is located at the far end, directly opposite the front gate as shown in the free English map that is available at the entrance. After arriving there, just wandering about in the dense camellia forest is a sheer delight, with many unusual species waiting for you to discover them.

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Roughly speaking, the area to the right as you face the small white-framed greenhouse is planted with trees from the original Adachi collection. Additional planting in other sections includes an especially large white camellia tree with grayish bark, a gift from the emperor, which can be found off to the left of the greenhouse. If you are visiting in the afternoon, you will see a sea of leaves against the sun as white-eyes joyfully flit about from one flower to another. The view is quite moving, the sparkling leaves convincing you of the ancient Japanese naming, tsubaki.

The peak of flowering is in the middle of March, but many camellia continue to bloom well into April, their beauty competing with cherry, magnolia, forsythia and so on. On the weekend of April 6 and 7, a camellia festival is held on both days 11 a. With this article, the Flower Walk column on the Nature page comes to an end.

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The beach gets its name from its appearance, which is caused by a type of sea weed that flourishes in the saline-alkali soil. The weed that start growing during April or May remains green during the summer. In autumn, this weed turns flaming red, and the beach looks as if it was covered by an infinite red carpet that creates a rare red sea landscape.

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Chlorophyll shadows and the soft whispering sway of bamboo trunks characterize the Arashiyama bamboo forest outside Kyoto, Japan. This beautiful grove is both peaceful and naturally aesthetic. Walking trails crisscross this bamboo forest, affording an excellent and picturesque view of the gigantic green poles and leafy canopy. The Naica Mine of the Mexican state of Chihuahua is a working mine that is best known for its extraordinary selenite crystals. The Crystal Cave of Giants was accidentally discovered in by miners working in the silver and lead mine at Naica, Mexico.

It lies almost m ft below the surface of the Earth and it contains the largest crystals known in the world, by far. The largest crystals are over 11 m long 36 ft and weigh 55 tons. It is still incredibly hot in the cave due its proximity to a magma chamber, deep underground. Vast farmlands get covered in golden, yellow rapeseed flowers stretching as far as the eyes can see, all the way to the horizon. The best time to visit Luoping for this visual fiesta is February through March, by June the show is over. Lake Hillier is a pink-colored lake on Middle Island, the largest of the islands and islets that make up the Recherche Archipelago, Western Australia.

From above the lake appears a solid bubble gum pink. It is such a significant distinguishing feature of the archipelago that air passengers often crane their necks to take a glimpse of it. The cause for the color is still not clear, but speculations indicate that the color is due to a dye released by the bacteria that reside in it. Like the Hillier lake, the Retba lake is also a characteristic pink color and is so named for its pink waters, caused by Dunaliella salina algae in the water that produce a red pigment that uses sunlight to create more energy, turning the waters pink.

The color is particularly visible during the dry season. The lake is also known for its high salt content, which, like that of the Dead Sea, allows people to float easily. With an area of about ha, Hitachi seaside park features blooming flowers around the year.

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The park has become known for its baby blue-eyes flowers, with the blooming of 4. In addition to the annual "Nemophila Harmony", the park features a million daffodils, varieties of tulips, and many other flowers. The park includes cycling trails and a small amusement park with a Ferris wheel.