Dear readers,
last week I visited Schönbrunn´s orangery, which was built in the eighteenth century for overwintering the Habsburg Monarchy´s plant collection. Since then the orangery has regularly been renovated and the plant collection has increased. As you will see from the pictures I took, the orangery is still used for overwintering plants, some of these plants being over 150 years old. Hope you enjoy!
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| I really liked the old brick floor! |
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| I was really impressed to see how well the plants looked, considering that the containers are quite small. |
Wish you a sunny week!
Best wishes,
Lisa
Lovely series of pictures! These buildings are so elegant. Groetjes Hetty
AntwortenLöschenThanks for your nice comment Hetty!
LöschenDear Lisa, I always have loved orangeries and this is a particular beautiful one. Like you I really like the brick flooring as well.
AntwortenLöschenIsn't it amazing that they store plants there that are older than usually human beings get?!
Wishing you a nice spring weekend!
Christina
Dear Christina,
LöschenI too love greenhouses and orangeries! Yeah, the age of some plants is amazing. They also have a large citrus tree collection in Schönbrunn, some of them dating back to the Habsburg Monarchy. There will be a citrus exhibition in the orangery in May and I am really looking forward to seeing their citrus collection.
Thanks Christina! Wish you a lovely spring weekend as well!
Lisa