World of Flowers

Hello world! I was away on a trip last weekend, so no post. Sorry about that. But that means I'll tell you all about it later. 

Still, I want to catch up on some other places I ran off to my first weeks here. 

This time: The World of Flowers. 

If you know me at all, you know I have an appreciation for plants of all kinds. So when I was researching Foshan and discovered a place called The World of Flowers was nearby, it was one of the first markers I went to.

Unfortunately, the World of Flowers was not what I expected it to be. I think, I was relying on it's name, so I felt there must be a lot of flowers here. In reality, there were quite a lot of plants, greenhouses, trees, bonsai, and shrubbery, but not many flowers.

There were a few flowers you could buy, but if I had to guess, I think The World of Flowers is meant for professional landscapers/gardeners/city planners? It was pretty much a ghost town the whole time I was there. Just a lot of crewmen looking people, and industrial trucks. But that did mean, I kind of had the place to myself, which was nice.

(Although this tree was definitely worth the visit on it's own.) What a spectacle of color!

A productive mandarin orange tree! Look at all that produce:)

The World of Flowers was also home to many artisan works of stone, ceramic, wood, and other material. This was just one table I really admired. 

A dragon sculpted shrub! Wow. 

Yikes. Those vegetable-looking things freaked me out.

This was part of a huge research facility and cultivating area (I think) on bonsai trees. It was enormous and the bonsai were beautiful. 

So that was The World of Flowers. I don't know if I'd recommend it... but if you're in the mood to see a lot of plants and greenhouses, you might enjoy it:) 

At the end of my little tour, I got myself a house-warming gift and friend. My maiden-hair fern. It's doing alright, but seems to be drying up somewhat in this insane summer heat:/ Hopefully we both survive. 

Thanks as always for tuning in! See you next week.