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The queen lotus of all most likely is the white lotus blossom.
Like all other lotus seen so far, white lotus most of the time is all alone in a pond - all in white, sometimes together with pink lotus in same pond. White lotus blossom and pink lotus blossom are of same blossom size and blossom type, while the other lotus colors have a different blossom structure. Later more details by photography rather than words.
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2 Beautiful purple lotus as seen in a tiny lotus pond outside Siem Reap.
The most common lotus color around Siem Reap is purple lotus, next is pink lotus, then white colored lotus.
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A few years ago if someone had mentioned gabions I wouldn't have known what they were talking about. They were something that was used in civil engineering, large scale industrial landscaping - a million miles away from domestic gardens. Now it seems they are becoming the cool thing to have.
Basically a gabion is a metal - usually steel, cage filled with stones/rocks or various heavy materials. They are usually used to retain soil in banks and terraces or as barriers. I've seen taller, slim ones used as a wall and smaller, cubed ones made into seats - the permutations are endless, as demonstrated by the two young designers of the Visionary garden, Cubed3, at this year's Tatton.
On the Edible Trends garden the Reaseheath College team have filled their gabions with carefully placed layers of stones and wood in decreasing sizes, creating a very pleasing pattern and a haven for wildlife. Apparently it took them ages to do but it looks fantastic.
A very 'green' way to fill your gabions is with odd bits of bricks, slates and tiles left over from building jobs, plus any empty bottles you may have accumulated. This is what they have used on A Place for Waste, another gold medal winning garden.
As you look around the show you will see all sorts of shapes and fillings and gabions used in many ways. I am feeling quite inspired and am planning to try something with sempervivums and I rather like the idea of turf cubes.
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