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Author Topic: A superb website for alpines and rock gardens: Marijn van den Brink  (Read 560 times)
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« on: December 11, 2011, 04:05:48 PM »
In case you have not come upon it yet, the website of Marijn van den Brink has the most amazing galleries of photos of alpine travels and plants, and others.  
http://photos.v-d-brink.eu/

Do take a look at his rock garden construction project as well - it is stupendous!

I'm particularly taken by the Chinese alpines, and here is a tiny sampling of the wonders, to entice you in for a closer look:
http://photos.v-d-brink.eu/Flora-and-Fauna/Asia/nieuwChina-Yunnan/11384370_LbrRtv#800713667_eV3gr
http://photos.v-d-brink.eu/Flora-and-Fauna/Asia/nieuwChina-Yunnan/11384370_LbrRtv#800142397_WJy4X
http://photos.v-d-brink.eu/Flora-and-Fauna/Asia/nieuwChina-Yunnan/11384370_LbrRtv#800757359_waBo7
http://photos.v-d-brink.eu/Flora-and-Fauna/Asia/nieuwChina-Yunnan/11384370_LbrRtv#800714260_kpoe6
http://photos.v-d-brink.eu/Flora-and-Fauna/Asia/nieuwChina-Yunnan/11384370_LbrRtv#800718816_WXd2S
http://photos.v-d-brink.eu/Flora-and-Fauna/Asia/nieuwChina-Yunnan/11384370_LbrRtv#800729852_pHaS7
http://photos.v-d-brink.eu/Flora-and-Fauna/Asia/nieuwChina-Yunnan/11384370_LbrRtv#800956885_LRfmb
http://photos.v-d-brink.eu/Flora-and-Fauna/Asia/nieuwChina-Yunnan/11384370_LbrRtv#800963077_f676V

(These photos have swept away the last shred of resistance I was trying to maintain as I work my way through the various Czech seed collection lists.  I'm just going to ask for one of everything.    Roll Eyes Shocked)
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« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2011, 04:46:31 PM »
In Iran:

http://photos.v-d-brink.eu/Flora-and-Fauna/Asia/nieuw-Iran-Central-Western/11590743_tFLFRk#817132791_h9quH
http://photos.v-d-brink.eu/Flora-and-Fauna/Asia/nieuw-Iran-Central-Western/11590743_tFLFRk#817134960_saACo
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« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2011, 09:05:27 PM »
Ah, I have lost MANY MANY hours on the Marijn van den Brink site, a tremendous resource and certainly some of the most incredible alpines ever.  The photographs are outstanding, and there's information on most species.  I really value a resource such as this where there are so many excellent photographs (almost all plants identified) showing plants in the wild in documented locations.  I found one plant (on one of the links you posted) that was listed as "??" without an ID, yet it looked familiar to me, surely if was the endemic Chinese version (Phytolacca polyandra) of the American Poke Weed (Phytolacca americana).  More about this small but toxic genus here:  http://www.srgc.org.uk/forum/index.php?topic=6788.0

I did offer a comment on the site as to the ID Smiley

The site is so useful because you can go to Marijn's main site at http://photos.v-d-brink.eu/
and do a search on any genus, like Corydalis or Acantholimon, to just explore his photos on that genus, aqnd feast one's eyes.  Thanks for the reminder Lori; everyone should bookmark this destination.
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« Reply #3 on: December 12, 2011, 01:49:10 PM »
Well, now I'm in for it, I can see I'll be spending a great deal of time Marijn's site, and, as you said Lori, on some of the incredible seed lists, I too will want one of everything! Thanks for the links...
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Faith S.   Gardening in central Alberta climate, from min. -44 c to max. 36+ C. ( not often! ) Avg. annual precip. ~ 48 cm  Altitude ~ 820 m. Have "frying pan gardens" up around the house, and also some woodland areas down the path...and love them both.
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« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2011, 08:07:05 PM »
I didn't know about the search capability, Mark.  Thanks for pointing that out!

Some astounding plant life in Peru:
http://photos.v-d-brink.eu/Flora-and-Fauna/South-America/Peru-Northern-part/11141926_ZrRF7t#780972838_amyVs
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« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2011, 04:35:00 AM »
My goodness - what wonderful pictures! The trouble is how do you divide your time between the computer and the garden?
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« Reply #6 on: December 13, 2011, 11:31:04 AM »
Oh, Lori,

I just randomly clicked on your second link and am in shock.
I have never seen such a wondrous sight, the Paraquilegia anemonoides pic is simply amazing.
Not sure I dare click on more links.
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« Reply #7 on: December 13, 2011, 02:19:27 PM »
Who in the world might I ask, can outshine the quality or outnumber the quantity of images displayed by Marijn van den Brink or John Lonsdale.  We are so very fortunate to have such magnificent resources at our fingertips and at our disposal.
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Usually wet, often windy, sometimes cold ... and that's just me!
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« Reply #8 on: December 13, 2011, 07:37:45 PM »
Quote from: Tim Ingram on December 13, 2011, 04:35:00 AM
My goodness - what wonderful pictures! The trouble is how do you divide your time between the computer and the garden?

Well Tim, the winter months are upon us, so it's a great time to pull up a comfy chair, put on seatbelt and googles, and throttle into overdrive armchair botanizing Grin

Cliff, I share your sentiment, it's great to have such fantastic resources out there, and John Lonsdale's site is another one that I use quite a bit.

Helen, I dare you to click on just one more link, how can you possibly resist! Wink
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« Reply #9 on: December 13, 2011, 08:28:40 PM »
Thanks, Mark.
I could never pass on a dare!!
Will now be awake all night running a slide show in my head. Shocked
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