This sounds amazing! What kind of plants were displayed? On Sun, Jan 10, 2021 at 9:53 PM Samuel via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > There is a Subantarctic cold house in Hobart , Tasmania , Australia , we > visited there when living in Tasmania , amazing to see plants in a > replicated house , quite cold with the fans working. > > Gordon Julian , Highfields , Queensland. > > On 11/01/2021 12:19 pm, Jane McGary via pbs wrote: > > You want an air-conditioned greenhouse? Years ago, and I think it was > > in the botanical garden at Christchurch, New Zealand (someone correct > > me if I'm misremembering), I visited a Subantarctic House, which had > > been designed to replicate and display some remarkable and mostly > > quite large plants from the subantarctic islands. It was a dome, with > > a boardwalk which zig-zagged around inside. The walls were painted > > with scenes of the islands, and the plants installed in beds in front > > of the scenes, quite realistically. It was very cold, and huge fans > > blew at a rate imitating the Roaring Forties. The plants looked great > > and many were in flower. A great way to see this amazing flora without > > dying of seasickness! > > > > Jane McGary, Portland, Oregon, USA > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > -- The Silent Seed Rare and Unusual plants from around the world. thesilentseed.com _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>