Howdie folks,
last week I visited an old friend in southern spain,
near Marbella. Over the last 20 years he has turned a
rocky slope into an incredible botanical garden.
Starting his interests with palms (he owns now
over 250 species !) he is becoming more and more crazy
about bromeliads.
The garden is hard to capture on film because it is a
steep slope and very dense, but I hope these images will
give you an idea, where I was.
Just some snapshots:
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A Tillandsia rauhii, two years ago just 40cm tall,
now in bloom for weeks.
![Bild](http://forum.dbg-web.de/fotos/mix/IMG_0782.jpg)
Along the villa there are four big Bougainvillea trees.
During my last visit, about 2 years ago, I mounted some
Tillandsias on their trunks. Meanwhile all plants are
established and rooting on the bark. They are outside the whole
year and have already survived weeks of drought and some
nights around 0°C.
![Bild](http://forum.dbg-web.de/fotos/mix/IMG_0798.jpg)
![Bild](http://forum.dbg-web.de/fotos/mix/IMG_0800.jpg)
In the lower part of the garden Gunter has arranged a
cacti- and succulent bed.
Deuterocohnias are doing also very well here like
in the lower front, Deuterocohnia brevispicata:
![Bild](http://forum.dbg-web.de/fotos/mix/IMG_0808.jpg)
..and Deuterocohnia haumanii:
![Bild](http://forum.dbg-web.de/fotos/mix/IMG_0809.jpg)
What a coincidence.... one day after our arrival he received
a shipment of Aechmea and Neoregelia- Hybrids from Florida, USA
The hunters observing their prey
![Wink ;-)](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
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![Bild](http://forum.dbg-web.de/fotos/mix/IMG_0762.jpg)
Two days later everything is in place.
![Bild](http://forum.dbg-web.de/fotos/mix/IMG_0818.jpg)
![Bild](http://forum.dbg-web.de/fotos/mix/IMG_0815.jpg)
![Bild](http://forum.dbg-web.de/fotos/mix/IMG_0816.jpg)
A nice view over the bay of Gibraltar (right) and Africa (left).
What a place, and sooooooooo little time.
Greetz Timm
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